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A stomatal safety-efficiency trade-off constrains responses to leaf dehydration

Authors :
Christian Henry
Grace P. John
Ruihua Pan
Megan K. Bartlett
Leila R. Fletcher
Christine Scoffoni
Lawren Sack
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Stomata enable gas exchange for photosynthesis but close to promote survival during drought. Here, Henry et al. provide evidence for a safety-efficiency trade-off whereby plants with greater stomatal conductance under well-watered conditions are more sensitive to stomatal closure during dehydration.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7ea1dd081574f81b2431b1a6a5578df
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11006-1