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Plant Pathology Glossary
... -walled cells of variable size and form. Parenchyma cells are ... cells, capable of developing into an adult. Stoma (pl. Stomata) a minute opening in the epidermis of leaves and stems through which gasses pass. The stoma is bordered by two guard cells which open and close depending on their turgidity. The term stoma is often used to refer to the entire stomatal apparatus i.e. the guard cells ...
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The Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists
... DOWNLOAD Guest speakers Dr. Sally Assmann, Pennsylvania State University, Systems biology of hormone signaling in guard cells Dr. Dan Klessig, Boyce Thompson Institute, Salicylic acid, salicylic acid-binding proteins and plant immunity ... break 10:15 to 11:10 2nd Key note, "Systems biology of hormone signaling in guard cells", Sally Assmann, Penn State U. 11:15 to 12:30 Contributed Oral papers 12:30 ...
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Physiology Of Drought In Stressed Plants
... soil cannot supply enough water to maintain the chain, special balloon-like cells around the stomates called "guard cells" will fill with water, swell and block the stomates - effectively sealing the ... enhancing their up-take of limited soil moisture. Water conservation can involve careful regulation of guard cells: the cells which open and close to permit transpiration in the leaf. Because 99% of ...
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TREE QUIZ
... after the questions. What is the major difference between wood cells and animal cells? 26 List five ways to resist stress and strain in ... cell types in a leaf. 219 What are two functions of guard cells? 220 Describe briefly how water and elements enter roots. 222 ... Shigometer measures vitality. 279 How can you determine starch reserves in cells? 277 What is meant by cluster planting? 305 List at ...
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Plant Physiology
... . Sarah Assmann, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, "G-Protein Regulation of Ion Channels in Guard Cells" September 29, 2004 Dr. Mark Lange, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, "Dissecting the ...
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On-Line Glossary: S
... a promycelium; often improperly termed a chlamydospore. (20) somatic cell hybridization. Production of hybrid cells by fusion of two protoplasts with different genetic makeup. (2) somaclonal variation. Variability in ... In plants: Aperture in the epidermis of a leaf, stem, or fruit, bound by two guard cells and functioning in gas exchange. (4) 2. In nematodes: Buccal capsule. (14) (Pl. stomata.) ...
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Plant Fibers
... elephantipes). Magnified view of a Yucca leaf cross section showing dense cluster of fiber cells (pinkish-red cells with very small lumens). Note the thick, waxy layer (cuticle) along the upper side ... . Also note the deep, sunken stomata with a pair of guard cells at the bottom (red square). Sunken stomata reduce desiccation because the guard cells and stomata (pores) are located in a deep pit ...
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Photosynthesis 1
... guard cells: Microscopic view of the paired guard cells and stoma on the leaf surface of spiderwort (Tradescantia). An opening or stoma develops between the inflated (turgid) guard cells due to a differential thickening of their walls. When the guard cells ...
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Angiosperm Families - Implicit Attributes
... cells; without silica bodies. Guard-cells not ‘grass type’. Urticating hairs absent. Lamina without secretory cavities. Cystoliths absent. The mesophyll without etherial oil cells; not containing mucilage cells ...
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Angiosperm Families - Alstroemeriaceae Dum.
... . Stomata present; anomocytic. Guard-cells not ‘grass type’. Lamina dorsiventral. The mesophyll containing calcium oxalate crystals. The mesophyll crystals raphides (abundant). Minor leaf veins without phloem transfer cells (Alstroemeria). Vessels absent. Stem ...
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