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 …

From one side to two sides: the effects of stomatal distribution on photosynthesis

D **ong, J Flexas - New Phytologist, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The functions of stomata have been studied for a long time; however, a clear understanding
of the influences of stomatal distribution on photosynthesis, especially the CO2 diffusion, is …

Leaf hydraulic vulnerability triggers the decline in stomatal and mesophyll conductance during drought in rice

X Wang, T Du, J Huang, S Peng… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Understanding the physiological responses of crops to drought is important for ensuring
sustained crop productivity under climate change, which is expected to exacerbate the …

Carbon dioxide and water transport through plant aquaporins

M Groszmann, HL Osborn… - Plant, Cell & Environment, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aquaporins are channel proteins that function to increase the permeability of biological
membranes. In plants, aquaporins are encoded by multigene families that have undergone …

Anatomical variation of mesophyll conductance under potassium deficiency has a vital role in determining leaf photosynthesis

Z Lu, J Lu, Y Pan, P Lu, X Li, R Cong… - Plant, Cell & …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leaves exposed to potassium (K) deficiency usually present decreased mesophyll
conductance (gm) and photosynthesis (A). The relative contributions of leaf anatomical traits …

Variation of photosynthesis during plant evolution and domestication: implications for improving crop photosynthesis

G Huang, S Peng, Y Li - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Studies investigating the mechanisms underlying the variation of photosynthesis along plant
phylogeny and especially during domestication are of great importance, and may provide …

Photosynthesis and photosynthetic efficiencies along the terrestrial plant's phylogeny: lessons for improving crop photosynthesis

J Flexas, M Carriquí - The Plant Journal, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis is the basis of all life on Earth. Surprisingly, until very recently, data on
photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiencies, and photosynthesis limitations in terrestrial land …