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SUBMITTER: Xiong TC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2755031 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiong Tou Cheu TC Hann Cliona M CM Chambers John P JP Surget Marie M Ng Carl K-Y CK
Journal of experimental botany 20090821 14
Stomata, flanked by pairs of guard cells, are small pores on the leaf surfaces of plants and they function to control gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere. Stomata will open when water is available to allow for the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. During periods of drought, stomata will close to reduce desiccation stress. As such, optimal functioning of stomata will impact on water use efficiency by plants. The development of an inducible, modular system for robust and targ ...[more]