Stomatal development in the changing climate

LC Chua, OS Lau - Development, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Stomata, microscopic pores flanked by symmetrical guard cells, are vital regulators of gas
exchange that link plant processes with environmental dynamics. The formation of stomata …

Reducing stomatal density by expression of a synthetic epidermal patterning factor increases leaf intrinsic water use efficiency and reduces plant water use in a C4 …

JN Ferguson, P Schmuker, A Dmitrieva… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Enhancing crop water use efficiency (WUE) is a key target trait for climatic resilience and
expanding cultivation on marginal lands. Engineering lower stomatal density to reduce …

Greater aperture counteracts effects of reduced stomatal density on water use efficiency: a case study on sugarcane and meta-analysis

D Lunn, B Kannan, A Germon, A Leverett… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Stomata regulate CO2 and water vapor exchange between leaves and the atmosphere.
Stomata are a target for engineering to improve crop intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) …

Polygenic architecture of flowering time and its relationship with local environments in the grass Brachypodium distachyon

N Minadakis, L Kaderli, R Horvath, Y Bourgeois… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Synchronizing the timing of reproduction with the environment is crucial in the wild. Among
the multiple mechanisms, annual plants evolved to sense their environment, the requirement …

The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches

N Minadakis, H Williams, R Horvath… - Peer Community …, 2023 - peercommunityjournal.org
Closely related to economically important crops, the grass Brachypodium distachyon has
been originally established as a pivotal species for grass genomics but more recently …

Stomata: custodians of leaf gaseous exchange

T Lawson, ADB Leakey - Journal of experimental botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Stomata are a key feature of all higher terrestrial plants and are found in different numbers
and patterns on the aerial surfaces of most green tissues. The surrounding guard cells …

Interannual Variation of Stomatal Traits Impacts the Environmental Responses of Apple Trees

F Zuffa, M Jung, S Yates… - Plant, Cell & …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Stomata are fundamental to plant‐water relations and represent promising targets to
enhance crop water‐use efficiency and climate resilience. Here, we investigated stomatal …

Reducing stomatal density by expression of a synthetic EPF increases leaf intrinsic water use efficiency and reduces plant water use in a C4 crop

JN Ferguson, P Schmuker, A Dmitrieva, T Quach… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Enhancing crop water use efficiency (WUE) is a key target trait for climatic resilience and
expanding cultivation on marginal lands. Reducing stomatal conductance (gs) through …

The Genomics of Environmental Adaptation of a Mediterranean Grass

N Minadakis - 2024 - zora.uzh.ch
In a rapidly changing climate, plants are facing constant challenges. As sessile organisms,
their best strategy to survive and provide their offspring with a fitness advantage is …

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N Minadakis, H Williams, R Horvath, D Caković, C Stritt… - 2023 - core.ac.uk
Closely related to economically important crops, the grass Brachypodium distachyon has
been originally established as a pivotal species for grass genomics but more recently …