ReviewPlant physiology2014
Stomatal size, speed, and responsiveness impact on photosynthesis and water use efficiency.
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396 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Revisiting the relationship between stomatal size and speed across species - a meta-analysis.The New phytologist · 2026Pooled it
- Concurrent Increases in Root Phosphorus Acquisition and Leaf Phosphorus Resorption Underpin Enhanced Phosphorus Economy in Chickpea During Reproductive Development.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Divergent trajectories of genome architecture and chromosome evolution in ferns and angiosperms.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- FieldDino: Rapid In-Field Stomatal Anatomy and Physiology Phenotyping.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Effects of Shading-Induced Senescence and Retention of Lower-Canopy Needles on Photosynthetic Dynamics in Upper-Canopy Needles ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Enhanced Levels of Combined Waterlogging and Heat Stress Exacerbate Anatomical Damage, Photosynthetic Impairment, and Oxidative Stress in Tomato.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Using ΦPSII and leaf temperature as indicators of non-steady-state photosynthesis and stomatal conductance during stepwise changes in light intensity.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Overexpression of Rubisco Activase Improves Photosynthesis and Plant Growth in Rice Under Fluctuating Light Under Future High COPlant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- COJournal of integrative plant biology · 2026Article
- OsDUF1223 negatively regulates seedling drought tolerance and modulates nitrate-dependent root growth in rice.PLoS genetics · 2026Article
- Dovetailing the Genetic, Developmental and Functional Bases of the Adaptation of Stomatal Traits to Climate.Ecology letters · 2026Article
- Glycine Betaine-Induced Responses Under Saline Stress inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The red and blue light dialog of stomatal regulation for water-efficient crops.Plant physiology · 2026Review
- Anatomical adaptation mechanism of parthenocarpy tomato leaves of iaa9-3 and iaa9-5 to heat stress conditions.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
- Concurrent Temperature and Light Intensity Fluctuations Promote Stomatal Opening and Non-Steady State Photosynthesis.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Origins of stomatal mechanics in grasses.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Coordinated leaf anatomy buffers the effects of reduced stomatal density on CO2 diffusion.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Genetic markers of stomatal cluster development in Begoniaceae revealed through trait analysis assisted by interactive deep-learning.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Leaf aging reduces photosynthetic and stomatal kinetics under fluctuating irradiance, but not steady-state traits.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Classical Phytohormones and Peptide Plant Hormones in Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Crosstalk, Physiological Integration, and Crop Improvement.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
The control of gaseous exchange between the leaf and bulk atmosphere by stomata governs CO₂ uptake for photosynthesis and transpiration, determining plant productivity and water use efficiency. The balance between these two processes depends on stomatal responses to environmental and internal cues and the synchrony of stomatal behavior relative to mesophyll demands for CO₂. Here we examine the rapidity of stomatal responses with attention to their relationship to photosynthetic CO₂ uptake and the consequences for water use. We discuss the influence of anatomical characteristics on the velocity of changes in stomatal conductance and explore the potential for manipulating the physical as well as physiological characteristics of stomatal guard cells in order to accelerate stomatal movements in synchrony with mesophyll CO₂ demand and to improve water use efficiency without substantial cost to photosynthetic carbon fixation. We conclude that manipulating guard cell transport and metabolism is just as, if not more likely to yield useful benefits as manipulations of their physical and anatomical characteristics. Achieving these benefits should be greatly facilitated by quantitative systems analysis that connects directly the molecular properties of the guard cells to their function in the field.
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