Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport. Researchers from ...

March 25 (UPI) --Engineers at MIT have developed a water filter made from cross-sections of tree branches that can filter bacteria from contaminated water. The filter takes advantage of the natural ...

Cross section of Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyl showing xylem tissue patterning formed by two different cell types – xylem vessels (red) and xylem parenchyma cells. SR2200 and Fuchsin staining of ...

Xylem Inc (XYL) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, February 7, 2013. After being $1 billion a year ago, analysts project revenue to drop 2.2% year-over-year to $980.6 million for the ...