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 …

Elastic and collapsible: current understanding of cell walls in succulent plants

M Fradera-Soler, OM Grace… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Succulent plants represent a large functional group of drought-resistant plants that store
water in specialized tissues. Several co-adaptive traits accompany this water-storage …

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 …

Leaf anatomy does not explain the large variability of mesophyll conductance across C3 crop species

D **ong - The Plant Journal, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Increasing mesophyll conductance of CO2 (gm) is a strategy to improve photosynthesis in
C3 crops. However, the relative importance of different anatomical traits in determining gm in …

Leaf anatomical alterations reduce cotton's mesophyll conductance under dynamic drought stress conditions

J Zou, W Hu, Y Li, H Zhu, J He, Y Wang… - The Plant …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress significantly affects cotton's net photosynthetic rate (A) by restraining stomatal
(gs) and mesophyll conductance (gm) as well as perturbing its biochemical process …

Cost–benefit analysis of mesophyll conductance: diversities of anatomical, biochemical and environmental determinants

Y Mizokami, R Oguchi, D Sugiura, W Yamori… - Annals of …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Plants invest photosynthates in construction and maintenance of their structures
and functions. Such investments are considered costs. These costs are recovered by the …

Contrasting anatomical and biochemical controls on mesophyll conductance across plant functional types

J Knauer, M Cuntz, JR Evans, Ü Niinemets… - New …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mesophyll conductance (gm) limits photosynthesis by restricting CO2 diffusion between the
substomatal cavities and chloroplasts. Although it is known that gm is determined by both …

Cell wall composition and thickness affect mesophyll conductance to CO2 diffusion in Helianthus annuus under water deprivation

M Roig-Oliver, P Bresta, M Nadal… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Water deprivation affects photosynthesis, leaf anatomy, and cell wall composition. Although
the former effects have been widely studied, little is known regarding those changes in cell …

Comparisons of photosynthetic and anatomical traits between wild and domesticated cotton

Z Lei, F Liu, IJ Wright, M Carriquí… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Mesophyll conductance (gm) is a crucial leaf trait contributing to the photosynthetic rate
(AN). Plant domestication typically leads to an enhancement of AN that is often associated …

Exploring the potential of Δ17O in CO2 for determining mesophyll conductance

GA Adnew, TL Pons, G Koren, W Peters… - Plant …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Mesophyll conductance to CO2 from the intercellular air space to the CO2–H2O exchange
site has been estimated using δ18O measurements (g m18). However, the g m18 estimates …