Stomatal sensitivity to air humidity : a hypothesis for its control through peristomatal evaporation
Analysis of previously published data shows that an extremely close correlation (r(2) = 0.83) exists between stomatal sensitivity to changes in leaf to air vapor pressure deficit and the maximum leaf conductance at low VPD in a wide range of plant species. The hypothesis is presented that stomatal sensitivity to changes in VPD is related to the evaporative area of the stomatal apparatus coupled with a large hydraulic resistance between the epidermal cells and the bulk of the leaf
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1984
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| Subjects: | stomata, plant physiology, vapour pressure, evaporation, estomas, fisiología vegetal, tensión de vapor, evaporación, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71408 |
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