Osmotic stress that is induced by salinity and drought affects plant growth and development,
resulting in significant losses to global crop production. Consequently, there is a strong need …

Poplar (Populus spp.) is a high-value crop for wood and biomass production and a model
organism for tree physiology and genomics. The early release, in 2006, of the complete …

Abstract Background and Aims The benefits and costs of amphistomy (AS) vs. hypostomy
(HS) are not fully understood. Here, we quantify benefits of access of CO2 through stomata …

During periods of stomatal closure, such as drought, plant leaves continue to lose water at a
rate determined by the minimum leaf conductance, g min. Although g min varies with …

Residual canopy transpiration (Emin_canop) is a key physiological trait that determines
trees' survival time under drought after stomatal closure and after trees have limited access …

The precise functions of suberized apoplastic barriers in root water and nutrient transport
physiology have not fully been elucidated. While lots of research has been performed with …

The cuticle is a protective layer covering aerial plant organs. We studied the function of
waxes for the establishment of the cuticular barrier in barley (Hordeum vulgare). The barley …

This study focuses on the role of the qualitative leaf wax composition in modulating the
cuticular water loss using a Populus× canescens cer6 mutant line, which accumulates C34 …

Anatomical, histochemical, chemical, and biosynthetic similarities and differences of
cutinized and suberized plant cell walls are presented and reviewed in brief. Based on this …

The fast and efficient recovery could be an important trait defining the efficacy of plant
drought adaptation. In this work, we aimed to develop a set of simple and appropriate …