ReviewPLoS biology2021
Riddled with holes: Understanding air space formation in plant leaves.
Review in PLoS biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Growth directions and stiffness across cell layers determine whether tissues stay smooth or buckle.Current biology : CB · 2026Article
- Brassinosteroid controls leaf air space patterning non-cell autonomously by promoting epidermal growth.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Anatomical adaptation mechanism of parthenocarpy tomato leaves of iaa9-3 and iaa9-5 to heat stress conditions.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
- High-resolution microCT reveals relationships between stomata and interior leaf anatomy in sorghum.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Carnivorous Plants as Model Species for Recent and Further Studies.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2026Review
- Bubble-mediated hydrogen degassing in the rumen: a theoretical hypothesis with potential implications for methane mitigation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Rho GTPase overexpression impacts leaf internal architecture and mesophyll conductance in Arabidopsis.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Phytohormonal regulation determines the organization pattern of shoot aerenchyma in greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza).Plant physiology · 2024Article
- Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach.The New phytologist · 2023Article
- Localized growth and remodelling drives spongy mesophyll morphogenesis.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022Article
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Abstract
Plants use energy from sunlight to transform carbon dioxide from the air into complex organic molecules, ultimately producing much of the food we eat. To make this complex chemistry more efficient, plant leaves are intricately constructed in 3 dimensions: They are flat to maximise light capture and contain extensive internal air spaces to increase gas exchange for photosynthesis. Many years of work has built up an understanding of how leaves form flat blades, but the molecular mechanisms that control air space formation are poorly understood. Here, I review our current understanding of air space formation and outline how recent advances can be harnessed to answer key questions and take the field forward. Increasing our understanding of plant air spaces will not only allow us to understand a fundamental aspect of plant development, but also unlock the potential to engineer the internal structure of crops to make them more efficient at photosynthesis with lower water requirements and more resilient in the face of a changing environment.
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