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A role for the cuticular waxes in the environmental control of stomatal development
Author(s) -
Holroyd Geoffrey H.,
Hetherington Alistair M.,
Gray Julie E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1046/j.0028-646x.2001.nph326.doc.x
Subject(s) - guard cell , trichome , arabidopsis , biology , epidermis (zoology) , plant development , microbiology and biotechnology , wax , botany , mutant , gene , biochemistry , anatomy
Summary The mechanism of guard cell development is currently attracting much interest. The recent use of Arabidopsis mutant plants has shed new light on the pathways that regulate the development and patterning of specialized cells such as guard cells, trichomes and roots hairs within the plant epidermis. Here, we review this literature focusing on the insights provided into guard cell development. We also discuss our current knowledge of how environmental variables may impact on guard cell development and, in particular, consider whether the composition of the epidermal waxes may be involved in this process.