Leaves are the primary plant organs responsible for photosynthesis. Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their surface to the sun, ...

A role for leaf epidermis in the control of leaf size and the rate and extent of mesophyll cell division. American Journal of Botany , 2010; 97 (2): 224 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900102 Cite This Page : ...

Rolling dice for cell size specification in plant leaf epidermis Date: September 20, 2017 Source: National Institutes of Natural Sciences Summary: Scientists have discovered that endoreduplication ...

Stanford researchers discovered how plant cells decide whether to form breathing pores based on size and neighbor signals.

Distinct Oak Leaf-Shaped Cells Support Lymph Vessels. ... Liu S, et al. Solving the puzzle of shape regulation in plant epidermal pavement cells. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2021;72:525-550. Majda M, et al.

Abstract: The leaf epidermis plays a crucial role as the plant's frontline, regulating CO2 entry for photosynthesis while providing protection against dehydration. This talk will explore the ...

Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their surface to the sun, increasing energy stores and grain production in crops. Epidermal cells on ...

image: The extent of cell division in the leaf epidermis alters the extent of cell division in the mesophyll and is a factor regulating blade expansion and ultimate leaf size. view more Credit ...

image: Epidermal pavement cells (left) and palisade mesophyll cells (right) in the mature leaf of Arabidopsis thaliana.The color is scaled according to cell size from smaller (yellow) to larger ...