Increased periods of water shortage and higher temperatures, together with a reduction in
nutrient availability, have been proposed as major factors that negatively impact plant …

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 …

Increasing leaf transpiration efficiency (TE) may provide leads for growing rice like dryland
cereals such as wheat (Triticum aestivum). To explore avenues for improving TE in rice …

Global warming threatens food security by decreasing crop yields through damage to
photosynthetic systems, especially Rubisco activation. We examined whether co …

Foliage photosynthetic and structural traits were studied in 15 species with a wide range of
foliage anatomies to gain insight into the importance of key anatomical traits in the limitation …

The temperature responses of mesophyll conductance (gm) were investigated for nine
species using carbon isotope techniques combining tunable diode laser spectroscopy and …

Silicon (Si) is not considered to be an essential element for higher plants and is believed to
have no effect on primary metabolism in unstressed plants. In rice (O ryza sativa), Si nutrition …

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 …

Leaves are arguably the most complex and important physicobiological systems in the
ecosphere. Yet, water transport outside the leaf xylem remains poorly understood, despite its …

Chloride (Cl–) is a micronutrient that accumulates to macronutrient levels since it is normally
available in nature and actively taken up by higher plants. Besides a role as an unspecific …