How can we extract xylem water from plant leaves for isotopic analysis?

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa

You can extract leaf sap using a pressure chamber, like those commonly used to measure leaf water potential. Yield might depend on the species and the environmental conditions (plants should be well hydrated if possible). In any case, a micro pipette would be the most adequate tool to collect the sap.

Domancar Orona-Tamayo

I think this method could be help you. I extracted phloem in field conditions.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.12052