Which effect results when xylem pressure sharply decreases?

💡 Explanation

Cavitation causes embolisms due to decreased pressure and disrupted cohesion. The cohesion-tension mechanism gets interrupted, because the xylem's structural integrity decreases, therefore leading to blocked water transport, rather than enhanced transport or molecular cohesion.

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