Stomatal morphology and ontogeny in Spirodela intermedia W. Koch

Klich, María Guadalupe; Mújica, M.B.; Fernández, Osvaldo Alberto

doi:10.1016/0304-3770(86)90013-6

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“…Stomata are in the upper epidermis of the duckweed frond, with stomatal size and density depending on environmental conditions such as light and temperature [ 31 ]. Duckweeds exhibit several features that support rapid fluctuations in photosynthesis rate in rapidly changing light environments.…”

Section: Unusual Features That Afford Flexibility In Lemnaceaementioning

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Terrestrial and Floating Aquatic Plants Differ in Acclimation to Light Environment

López‐Pozo

Adams

Polutchko

et al. 2023

Plants

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The ability of plants to respond to environmental fluctuations is supported by acclimatory adjustments in plant form and function that may require several days and development of a new leaf. We review adjustments in photosynthetic, photoprotective, and foliar vascular capacity in response to variation in light and temperature in terrestrial plants. The requirement for extensive acclimation to these environmental conditions in terrestrial plants is contrasted with an apparent lesser need for acclimation to different light environments, including rapid light fluctuations, in floating aquatic plants for the duckweed Lemna minor. Relevant features of L. minor include unusually high growth rates and photosynthetic capacities coupled with the ability to produce high levels of photoprotective xanthophylls across a wide range of growth light environments without compromising photosynthetic efficiency. These features also allow L. minor to maximize productivity and avoid problems during an abrupt experimental transfer of low-light-grown plants to high light. The contrasting responses of land plants and floating aquatic plants to the light environment further emphasize the need of land plants to, e.g., experience light fluctuations in their growth environment before they induce acclimatory adjustments that allow them to take full advantage of natural settings with such fluctuations.

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Section: Unusual Features That Afford Flexibility In Lemnaceaementioning

confidence: 99%