ISSN:
1399-3054
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
A series of experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of moving, normal and carbon dioxide-free air on the stomata within porometer cups attached to the illuminated leaves of Datura stramonium, Pelargonium zonale, Duranta plumieri and Clerodendron inerme.A marked opening stomatal response was obtained in Datura and Pelargonium on changing to carbon dioxide-free air. In general no such response was established in Duranta and Clerodendron. Indications of even an opposite closing effect were shown in the case of Duranta.The present results seem to disprove the reduction of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis as the major factor controlling the wide stomatal opening within a porometer cup. The possibility of a humidity effect is also suggested.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1969.tb07383.x
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