Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without relying on their usual mechanism - tiny pores known as ...

Some of the authors of the study in a chamber with Arabidopsis thaliana plants. From left to right: Nil Veciana, Elena Monte, Arnau Rovira (Credit: CRAG). Stomata consist of two paired guard cells (GC ...

Scientists have uncovered a unique mechanism that regulates the opening of stomata in plants. Phosphorylation of the amino acid Thr881 on the plasma membrane proton pump plays a key role in this ...

Plants have long held a fascinating secret: the tiny pores on their leaves, known as stomata, control how they breathe, regulate water, and absorb carbon dioxide. But for years, scientists have ...

How do plants breathe through stomata? Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles, fluid-filled organelles bound by a single membrane called the tonoplast. Plant vacuoles are fluid-filled organelles ...

Will findings by Cornell researchers help develop crops suited for water-scarce countries such as India? Jayanta Basu reports ...