Open AccessEvolution of the Stomatal Regulation of Plant Water Content
Author(s) -
Timothy J. Brodribb,
Scott A. M. McAdam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.17.00078
Subject(s) - biology , terrestrial plant , function (biology) , botany , productivity , plant evolution , ecology , evolutionary biology , genome , gene , genetics , economics , macroeconomics
Terrestrial productivity today is regulated by stomatal movements, but this has only been the case since “stomatophytes” became dominant on the land 390 million years ago. In this review, we examine evidence for the function of early stomata, found on or near the reproductive structures of
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