Stomata are the pores formed by kidney shaped cells. But in some plants like succulents, they look a little bit different and have these accompanying “wingmen” cells. Now a new study in Science Advances found clues for their function and how they are formed.
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Potential for regeneration
For a long time, the question was if all plant cells could develop into embryo’s or that only specific cells can do that. Now a group of international researchers show in their latest article that only specific cells have this possibility to develop into embryo’s.
Counting stomata
Counting stomata Stomata close after they receive a calcium current. How quickly, that is dependent on the trigger of this current. But how the stomata distinguishes those calcium signals was up till now unknown. A recently in Current Biology published study shows how stomata differentiate between the different signals. By using a light activated calciumContinue reading “Counting stomata”
A brake on stomata
A brake on stomata Plant adapt their growth to their environment. A leaf, for example, growing under higher CO2 concentrations has fewer stomata. Swedish researchers show in Plant, Cell & Environment how plants are regulating this. The researchers started their research with the question how the environment influenced leaf growth. Using a plant without CDK8,Continue reading “A brake on stomata”
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