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  1. Attributing the temperature response of tree seedling growth to underlying mechanisms

    Article • December 2025, openRxiv

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  2. Opportunities for improving intrinsic water use efficiency in C 4 plants under climate change

    Article • New Phytologist, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  3. Evaluation of Yield-Related Morphological, Physiological, Agronomic, and Nutrient Uptake Traits of Grain Sorghum Varieties in the Kerala Region (India)

    Article • Agronomy, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  4. Elevated Growth Temperature Modifies Drought and Shade Responses of Fagus sylvatica Seedlings by Altering Growth, Gas Exchange, Water Relations, and Xylem Function

    Article • Plants, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  5. Elevated Growth Temperature Reduced the Physiological Plasticity of <em>Fagus sylvatica</em> Seedlings in Response to Drought and Shade

    Article • April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  6. Genetically based trait coordination and phenotypic plasticity of growth, gas exchange, allometry, and hydraulics across the distribution range of Pinus pinaster

    Article • New Phytologist, March 2025, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  7. Multi-omic profiles of Sorghum genotypes with contrasting heat tolerance connect pathways related to thermotolerance

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  8. High water use efficiency due to maintenance of photosynthetic capacity in sorghum under water stress

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, October 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  9. The Impact of Drought on Plant Metabolism inQuercusSpecies – From Initial Response to Recovery

    Article • November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  10. Monitoring Forest Damage with Metabolomics Methods

    Article • November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  11. Midday water use efficiency in sorghum is linked to faster stomatal closure rate, lower stomatal aperture and higher stomatal density

    Article • The Plant Journal, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  12. The role of chloroplast movement in C4 photosynthesis: a theoretical analysis using a three-dimensional reaction–diffusion model for maize

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  13. Anatomical drivers of stomatal conductance in sorghum lines with different leaf widths grown under different temperatures

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  14. Elevated [CO2] negatively impacts C4 photosynthesis under heat and water stress without penalizing biomass

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  15. Anatomical drivers of stomatal conductance in sorghum lines with different leaf widths grown under different temperatures

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  16. Coordination of stomata and vein patterns with leaf width underpins water use efficiency in a C 4 crop

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  17. Tree-ring density and carbon isotope composition are early-warning signals of drought-induced mortality in the drought tolerant Canary Island pine

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  18. Coordination of stem and leaf traits define different strategies to regulate water loss and tolerance ranges to aridity

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  19. Canopy position affects photosynthesis and anatomy in mature Eucalyptus trees in elevated CO2

    Article • Tree Physiology, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  20. The role of leaf width and conductances to CO 2 in determining water use efficiency in C 4 grasses

    Article • New Phytologist, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  21. Acclimation and adaptation components of the temperature dependence of plant photosynthesis at the global scale

    Article • New Phytologist, February 2019, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  22. Embracing 3D Complexity in Leaf Carbon–Water Exchange

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  23. CO2 Diffusion Inside Photosynthetic Organs

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  24. The Role of Mesophyll Conductance in Oak Photosynthesis: Among- and Within-Species Variability

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  25. Drought-induced shoot dieback starts with massive root xylem embolism and variable depletion of nonstructural carbohydrates in seedlings of two tree species

    Article • New Phytologist, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  26. Plasticity in Vulnerability to Cavitation of Pinus canariensis Occurs Only at the Driest End of an Aridity Gradient

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  27. Variation in photosynthetic performance and hydraulic architecture across European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations supports the case for local adaptation to water stress

    Article • Tree Physiology, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  28. Implications of the mesophyll conductance to CO2for photosynthesis and water-use efficiency during long-term water stress and recovery in two contrastingEucalyptusspecies

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  29. Vulnerability to cavitation, hydraulic efficiency, growth and survival in an insular pine (Pinus canariensis)

    Article • Annals of Botany, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano, Carmen Collada

  30. Effects of drought on mesophyll conductance and photosynthetic limitations at different tree canopy layers

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  31. Stomatal and non-stomatal limitations on leaf carbon assimilation in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings under natural conditions

    Article • Forest Systems, November 2012, Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  32. Variation in functional leaf traits among beech provenances during a Spanish summer reflects the differences in their origin

    Article • Tree Genetics & Genomes, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  33. Drought Response in Forest Trees: From the Species to the Gene

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  34. Light acclimation at the end of the growing season in two broadleaved oak species

    Article • Photosynthetica, December 2011, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  35. Responses to water stress of gas exchange and metabolites in Eucalyptus and Acacia spp.

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  36. Metabolomics demonstrates divergent responses of two Eucalyptus species to water stress

    Article • Metabolomics, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  37. Inter-clonal variation in functional traits in response to drought for a genetically homogeneous Mediterranean conifer

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  38. Functional performance of oak seedlings naturally regenerated across microhabitats of distinct overstorey canopy closure

    Article • New Forests, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano

  39. Leaf physiological versus morphological acclimation to high-light exposure at different stages of foliar development in oak

    Article • Tree Physiology, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francisco Javier Cano