Genome size as a predictor of guard cell length in Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of environmental conditions
The recent discovery of a strong positive relationship between angiosperm genome size and stomatal guard cell length (GCL) opens the possibility of using plant fossil guard cell size as a proxy for changes in angiosperm genome size over periods of environmental change. The responses of GCL to enviro...
| Publié dans: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 181(2009), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 311-314 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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| Accès à la collection: | The New phytologist |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Résumé: | The recent discovery of a strong positive relationship between angiosperm genome size and stomatal guard cell length (GCL) opens the possibility of using plant fossil guard cell size as a proxy for changes in angiosperm genome size over periods of environmental change. The responses of GCL to environmental stimuli are currently unknown and may obscure this predictive relationship. Here, we investigated the effects of environmental variables (atmospheric CO2, drought, relative humidity, irradiance, ultraviolet radiation and pathogen attack) on GCL in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to quantify environmentally induced variation. GCL responded to all variables tested, but the changes incurred did not significantly impinge on the predictive capability of the relationship |
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| Description: | Date Completed 10.02.2009 Date Revised 30.09.2020 published: Print ErratumIn: New Phytol. 2009;183(2):496 Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02700.x |