Cell wall thickness and composition are involved in photosynthetic limitation

J Flexas, MJ Clemente-Moreno, J Bota… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
The key role of cell walls in setting mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) and, consequently,
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …

Mesophyll conductance: walls, membranes and spatial complexity

JR Evans - New Phytologist, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
A significant resistance to CO2 diffusion is imposed by mesophyll tissue inside leaves.
Mesophyll resistance, rm (or its reciprocal, mesophyll conductance, gm), reduces the rate at …

Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum

Y Onoda, IJ Wright, JR Evans, K Hikosaka… - New …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) represents a suite of intercorrelated leaf traits
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …

Differential coordination of stomatal conductance, mesophyll conductance, and leaf hydraulic conductance in response to changing light across species

D **ong, C Douthe, J Flexas - Plant, cell & environment, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stomatal conductance (gs) and mesophyll conductance (gm) represent major constraints to
photosynthetic rate (A), and these traits are expected to coordinate with leaf hydraulic …

Mesophyll conductance to CO2 and Rubisco as targets for improving intrinsic water use efficiency in C3 plants

J Flexas, A Díaz‐Espejo, MA Conesa… - Plant, Cell & …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Water limitation is a major global constraint for plant productivity that is likely to be
exacerbated by climate change. Hence, improving plant water use efficiency (WUE) has …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological diversity of orchids

S Zhang, Y Yang, J Li, J Qin, W Zhang, W Huang, H Hu - Plant diversity, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The Orchidaceae is a diverse and wide spread family of flowering plants that are of great
value in ornamental, medical, conservation, and evolutionary research. The broad diversity …

Evolution of stomatal closure to optimize water‐use efficiency in response to dehydration in ferns and seed plants

YJ Yang, MH Bi, ZF Nie, H Jiang, XD Liu… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plants control water‐use efficiency (WUE) by regulating water loss and CO2 diffusion
through stomata. Variation in stomatal control has been reported among lineages of …

The photosynthetic capacity in 35 ferns and fern allies: mesophyll CO2 diffusion as a key trait

T Tosens, K Nishida, J Gago, RE Coopman… - New …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ferns and fern allies have low photosynthetic rates compared with seed plants. Their
photosynthesis is thought to be limited principally by physical CO 2 diffusion from the …

Relationships of leaf net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and mesophyll conductance to primary metabolism: a multispecies meta-analysis approach

J Gago, DM Daloso, CM Figueroa, J Flexas… - Plant …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Plant metabolism drives plant development and plant-environment responses, and data
readouts from this cellular level could provide insights in the underlying molecular …

Prospects for enhancing leaf photosynthetic capacity by manipulating mesophyll cell morphology

T Ren, SM Weraduwage… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Leaves are beautifully specialized organs designed to maximize the use of light and CO2 for
photosynthesis. Engineering leaf anatomy therefore holds great potential to enhance …