The transdifferentiation of isolated mesophyll cells of zinnia (Zinnia elegans L.) into tracheary elements (TEs) has been well studied as a model of plant cell differentiation. In order to investigate ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The appearance of transverse sections of maize leaves indicates the existence of two air-space systems serving the mesophyll, one connected to ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have proven that increases in mesophyll conductance can be engineered and that it leads to increases in photosynthesis. These results were shown in a model ...

In a new study recently published in Nature Plants, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers took a deeper look into how plants control the growth of the important cells that allow them to ...

IN a recent communication 1, it was recorded that a number of hydrocarbons, including pure paraffin, readily entered the air-spaces of a leaf strip placed vertically in contact with the surface of ...

Mesophyll conductance, or the ease with which CO 2 can diffuse through a leaf’s cells before reaching the location where it undergoes carbon fixation, plays a key role in photosynthesis. CO 2 faces ...

Osaka, Japan – Plants have an impressive ability to regenerate damaged tissues, but how they do it is not fully understood. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered the mechanisms involved in this ...

In a recent study,botanists investigated the effects of increasing the amount of carbon dioxide channels in plant membranes, but could not detect any impact on photosynthesis in model tobacco plants.

If you want to know how much water a plant is taking up, one of the best places to look is in its leaves. A new material known as AquaDust could help scientists more easily do so, without harming the ...