Which consequence results when a vascular plant experiences negative pressure gradients surpassing cavitation threshold?

💡 Explanation

When the negative pressure drops too low, cavitation occurs because then dissolved gasses in the xylem fluid nucleate and expand causing xylem embolism, therefore disrupting the water column, rather than improving conduction or impacting sugar transport.

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