Plants constantly make trade-offs in their decisions: more light means more opportunity for photosynthesis, but then hot temperatures and dry air makes wilting more likely. Stomata - microscopic ...

their numbers, density and distribution on upper and lower surfaces numbers that are open and closed at any time adaptations of plants to environmental conditions, eg desert and water plants effects ...

Most previous studies of stomatal behaviour on isolated epidermis of Commelina communis have been carried out in media of pH 6.5-7.0. In the present investigation we have used a wide range of pH ...

The responses of adaxial and abaxial stomata to light and water deficits were followed in normally-oriented and inverted leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. cv. Hysun 30) and sorghum (Sorghum ...