Keep Cool and Open Up: Temperature-Induced Stomatal Opening
Charlotte M. M. Gommers
Abstract
When air temperatures rise above the comfortable level, plants initiate a cooling mechanism to prevent heat stress. High ambient temperatures induce a specific set of growth responses, termed thermomorphogenesis, which includes enhanced hypocotyl and petiole elongation, and leaf hyponasty (reviewed
Topics & Concepts
Petiole (insect anatomy)ElongationHypocotylHeat stressHorticultureBotanyBiophysicsChemistryEnvironmental scienceBiologyMaterials scienceAnimal scienceComposite materialUltimate tensile strengthHymenopteraLight effects on plantsPlant Molecular Biology ResearchGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control