简介:Inthepaper,thehydraulicarchitectureparametersofPinustabulaeformisseedlings(4yearsold)weremeasuredbyimprovedflushingmethodundernormalwaterconditioninthegreenhouseandthebasictheoryofhydraulicarchitectureisusedtodiscusstherationalityofthepipemodel.Theresultsoftheexperimentandsimulationshowthatthedifferencesofhydraulicconductivity,specificconductivityandleafspecificconductivityisgreatindifferentstemsandbranchesofPinustabulaeformisseedlings.Thehydraulicconductivityofnon-constrictionareaishigherthanthatofconstrictionarea.Thedevotionoffunctionalxylemofstemtounitleafgrowthisnotaconstant,namely,theHubervalueisdiverse.Eventhoughthepipemodelhasbeenacceptedinsomeareas,itspreconditionisnotperfect,anditishelplessincorrectlyunderstandingtheessenceofwatertransportinseedlingsfromtheprospectiveofwaterphysiology.