For centuries, scientists have known that plants "breathe" through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These ...

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

The work, published in the journal Plant Physiology, describes a new system called “Stomata In-Sight.” The technology addresses a persistent challenge in plant science by making it possible to track ...

This breakthrough could guide the breeding of smarter crops, plants that know when to open or close their pores, using water ...

UIUC's platform, christened Stomata In-Sight, combines laser scanning confocal microscopy, gas exchange instruments and ...

As global temperatures rise and regions become exposed to increasingly extreme conditions such as droughts, the need for hardy, water-efficient crops grows. Through the study of leaf stomata, research ...

In this three week lab, students use the technique of making clear nail polish impressions of leaf stomata to generate and test an hypothesis of their choice about how leaf stomata density might vary ...

An increasing number of researchers are keen to study plant stomata and figure out ways to manipulate them and develop hardier crops.

Brassinosteroids, a class of plant hormones, play an important role in determining the number of leaf stomata, but the underlying mechanism was until now not well understood. Brassinosteroids are ...