<ul> <li>Part I: Fundamentals of transport </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 1: Perspectives on the Biophysics of Xylem Transport </li> <li>Chapter 2: Physiochemical Determinants of Phloem Transport </li> <li>Chapter 3: Pathways and Mechanisms of Phloem Loading </li> <li>Chapter 4: Stomatal Control and Water Transport in the Xylem </li></ul> <li>Part II: Transport attributes of leaves, roots, and fruits </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 5: Leaf Hydraulics and Its Implications in Plant Structure and Function </li> <li>Chapter 6: Interaction of Phloem and Xylem During Phloem Loading: Functional Symplasmic Roles for Thin- and Thick-Walled Sieve Tubes in Monocotyledons </li> <li>Chapter 7: Water Flow in Roots: Structural and regulatory features </li> <li>Chapter 8: Roots as an Integrated Part of the Translocation Pathway </li> <li>Chapter 9: Growth and Water Transport in Fleshy Fruit </li></ul> <li>Part III: Integration of xylem and phloem </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 10: The Stem Apoplast: A potential communication channel in plant growth regulation </li> <li>Chapter 11: The Role of Potassium in Long Distance Transport in Plants </li> <li>Chapter 12: Coordination Between Shoots and Roots </li> <li>Chapter 13: Sweeping Water, Oozing Carbon: Long Distance Transport and Patterns of Rhizosphere Resource Exchange </li></ul> <li>Part IV: Development, structure, and function </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 14: From Cambium to Early Cell Differentiation Within the Secondary Vascular System </li> <li>Chapter 15: Structure-Function Relationships in Sapwood Water Transport and Storage </li> <li>Chapter 16: Efficiency Versus Safety Tradeoffs for Water Conduction in Angiosperm Vessels Versus Gymnosperm Tracheids </li> <li>Chapter 17: Vascular Constraints and Long Distance Transport in Dicots </li></ul> <li>Part V: Limits to long distance transport </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 18: Embolism Repair and Long Distance Water Transport </li> <li>Chapter 19: Impacts of Freezing on Long Distance Transport in Woody Plants </li> <li>Chapter 20: Interactive Effects of Freezing and Drought on Long Distance Transport: A Case Study of Chaparral Shrubs of California </li> <li>Chapter 21: Transport Challenges in Tall Trees </li> <li>Chapter 22: Senescence in Secondary Xylem: Heartwood Formation as an Active Developmental Program </li></ul> <li>Part VI: Evolution of transport tissues </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 23: The Evolutionary History of Roots and Leaves </li> <li>Chapter 24: Are Vessels in Seed Plants Evolutionary Innovations to Similar Ecological Contexts? </li> <li>Chapter 25: Hydraulic Properties of the Xylem in Plants of Different Photosynthetic Pathways </li></ul> <li>Part VII: Synthesis </li> <ul> <li>Chapter 26: Integration of Long Distance Transport Systems in Plants: Perspectives and Prospects for Future Research </li></ul></ul>
