The initiation of stomata, microscopic valves in the epidermis of higher plants that control of gas exchange, requires a co-ordinated sequence of asymmetric and symmetric divisions, which is under tight environmental and developmental control. Arabidopsis leaves grown under elevated photosynthetic photon flux density have a higher density of stomata. STOMAGEN encodes an epidermal patterning fac...

The epidermis plays crucial roles in the development of various organs and in water retention in both animals and plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the subtilase ABNORMAL LEAF SHAPE 1 (ALE1) and the Arabidopsis homolog of the Crinkly4 (ACR4) receptor-like protein kinase (RLK) have been implicated in the intercellular communication that is required for surface functions of the epidermis. We have ...

The present study assesses light-induced variations in phenolic compounds in leaves of saplings of two co-occurring temperate species (Acer platanoides L., and Fraxinus excelsior L.) along a light gradient using a new non-invasive optical method (Dualex). The Dualex-derived UV absorbance of leaf epidermis (the sum of the adaxial and abaxial faces, AUV) increased significantly with increasing li...

Partly dehydrated tobacco leaf tissue (Nicotiana rustica), stripped of the lower epidermis, was used to study the effect of kinetin on the rate of rehydration. Depending on the rate of rehydration in untreated tissue, kinetin either increased or decreased rehydration rates. The response to kinetin was very rapid and could be discerned in less than 2 minutes. On extensive dehydration, the tissue...

May 2000, Vol. 5, No. 5 1360 1385/00/$ – see front matter © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. PII: S1360-1385(00)01597-1 In plants, the control of cell fate is a central issue during embryo development, meristem function and the transition from vegetative to reproductive phases. The regulation of cell fate requires a balance of cell proliferation, differentiation, intercellular co...

One of the most important pollution in world is air pollution. factors that cause this vehicles. Heavy metals have a great role component caused by vehicles and they negative effects on plant human health. In study, it was aimed to determine effect distance from highway leaf morphology anatomy economically Red Globe grape variety. Leaf samples were collected four different distances (road side,...