Dovetailing the Genetic, Developmental and Functional Bases of the Adaptation of Stomatal Traits to Climate
Camila D Medeiros, Thomas N Buckley, Kevin Sartori, Cyrille Violle, Denis Vile, François Vasseur, Leila R Fletcher, Matteo Pellegrini, Etienne Baron, Elena Kazakou, Lawren Sack · 2026
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Camila Medeiros and ten co-authors study the tiny valves on leaves in a 2026 paper. These valves, stomata, trade carbon intake against water loss, so their maximum flow capacity shapes plant growth. The team grew one hundred forty-five types of a small model plant, gathered from many climates, side by side in one garden.
Plants from colder, drier homelands developed higher flow capacity, a stress-avoiding pattern, even though they flowered later. They reached it by giving more leaf skin to the valves, starting more guard cells and shrinking the filler cells between them. The size-versus-number trade-off in the valves proved weak and showed on only one leaf side. Genetic links tied the traits to climate in many small steps. The authors argue that growth, development, and climate adaptation jointly tune these valves.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Camila D Medeiros, Thomas N Buckley, Kevin Sartori, Cyrille Violle, Denis Vile, François Vasseur, Leila R Fletcher, Matteo Pellegrini, Etienne Baron, Elena Kazakou, Lawren Sack |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |