Hormonal and environmental signals guiding stomatal development

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Abstract

Stomata are pores on plant epidermis that facilitate gas exchange and water evaporation between plants and the environment. Given the central role of stomata in photosynthesis and water-use efficiency, two vital events for plant growth, stomatal development is tightly controlled by a diverse range of signals. A family of peptide hormones regulates stomatal patterning and differentiation. In addition, plant hormones as well as numerous environmental cues influence the decision of whether to make stomata or not in distinct and complex manners. In this review, we summarize recent findings that reveal the mechanism of these three groups of signals in controlling stomatal formation, and discuss how these signals are integrated into the core stomatal development pathway.

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Qi, X., & Torii, K. U. (2018, February 20). Hormonal and environmental signals guiding stomatal development. BMC Biology. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-018-0488-5

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