The Developmental Basis of Stomatal Density and Flux

Lawren Sack; Thomas N Buckley

doi:10.1104/pp.16.00476

The Developmental Basis of Stomatal Density and Flux

Plant Physiol. 2016 Aug;171(4):2358-63. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.00476. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

Lawren Sack¹, Thomas N Buckley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 (L.S.); andPlant Breeding Institute, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015, Australia (T.N.B.) lawrensack@ucla.edu.
² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 (L.S.); andPlant Breeding Institute, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, Eveleigh, New South Wales 2015, Australia (T.N.B.).

Abstract

Equations for stomatal density and maximum theoretical stomatal conductance as functions of stomatal initiation rate, epidermal cell size, and stomatal size enable scaling from development to flux.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Plant Cells / ultrastructure
Plant Development*
Plant Leaves / growth & development
Plant Leaves / ultrastructure
Plant Stomata / growth & development*
Plant Stomata / ultrastructure
Plants / ultrastructure*