| Autor: |
Tatpong, Tulyananda, Erik T, Nilsen |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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| Zdroj: |
American journal of botany. 104(6) |
| ISSN: |
1537-2197 |
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Although much is known about the anatomy of idioblasts, the relationship of leaf idioblasts to leaf physiology is poorly known. Our goal was to understand the relationship between idioblast abundance and leaf water relations. Tropical epiphytic and shrubLeaf succulence and idioblast metrics of 61 plants representing 17 species were compared with stomatal and water relation metrics. Correlation, ANOVA, and regression were used to understand which water relation traits were best aligned with the proportion of the leaf occupied by idioblasts for epiphytic and shrub species.Idioblast volume per leaf area varied from 1.4-9.5 mmLeaf idioblasts can have a significant effect on leaf-lamina water relations. Idioblasts likely function as a water buffering system for thin leaves in tropical |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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