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Title: Elevated CO/sub 2/ concentration increases stomate numbers in phaseolus vulgaris leaves

Journal Article · · Bot. Gaz. (Chicago); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/337244· OSTI ID:5841397

Beans were grown under a constant CO/sub 2/ concentration of either 400 or 1200 ..mu..l liter/sup -1/. There was no significant difference in stomate density on the adaxial surface, but there was a significantly lower stomate density on the abaxial surface of leaves in the higher CO/sub 2/ concentration. The leaf area was significantly greater at the higher CO/sub 2/ concentration, and total number of stomates per leaf, calculated from the density and leaf area, was significantly greater for both surfaces of the leaf. We conclude that the observed CO/sub 2/ effect on stomatal density is the result of the large change in leaf area.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
OSTI ID:
5841397
Journal Information:
Bot. Gaz. (Chicago); (United States), Vol. 142:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English