Leaves are the primary plant organs responsible for photosynthesis. Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their surface to the sun, ...

A combined system has been developed in which epidermal cell turgor, leaf water potential, and gas exchange were determined for transpiring leaves of Tradescantia virginiana L. Uniform and stable ...

Evidence is presented that stomata in isolated epidermal peels of Vicia faba L. open in darkness in response to the external presence of indole acetic acid (IAA) in the incubation medium. The effect ...