Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution
The arrangement patterns of stomata on the leaf surface influence water loss and CO2 uptake via transportation and diffusion between stomata, the sites of photosynthesis, and vasculature. However, the quantification of such patterns remains unclear. Based on the distance between stomata, we develope...
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| author | Congcong Liu Ying Li Li Xu Mingxu Li Jianming Wang Pu Yan Nianpeng He Nianpeng He Nianpeng He |
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| description | The arrangement patterns of stomata on the leaf surface influence water loss and CO2 uptake via transportation and diffusion between stomata, the sites of photosynthesis, and vasculature. However, the quantification of such patterns remains unclear. Based on the distance between stomata, we developed three independent indices to quantify stomatal arrangement pattern (SAP). “Stomatal evenness” was used to quantify the regularity of the distribution of stomata based on a minimum spanning tree, “stomatal divergence” described the divergence in the distribution of stomata based on their distances from their center of gravity, and “stomatal aggregation” was used to quantitatively distinguish the SAP as clustered, random, or regularly distributed based on the nearest-neighbor distances. These three indices address the shortcoming of stomatal density that only describes “abundance” and may, collectively, have a better capacity to explore crop development, plant adaptation and evolution, and potentially ultimately enable a more accurate reconstruction of the palaeoclimate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1599964d637d4bf088c2ecff0a91af392022-12-21T22:33:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2021-04-011210.3389/fpls.2021.655255655255Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and EvolutionCongcong Liu0Ying Li1Li Xu2Mingxu Li3Jianming Wang4Pu Yan5Nianpeng He6Nianpeng He7Nianpeng He8Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, ChinaThe arrangement patterns of stomata on the leaf surface influence water loss and CO2 uptake via transportation and diffusion between stomata, the sites of photosynthesis, and vasculature. However, the quantification of such patterns remains unclear. Based on the distance between stomata, we developed three independent indices to quantify stomatal arrangement pattern (SAP). “Stomatal evenness” was used to quantify the regularity of the distribution of stomata based on a minimum spanning tree, “stomatal divergence” described the divergence in the distribution of stomata based on their distances from their center of gravity, and “stomatal aggregation” was used to quantitatively distinguish the SAP as clustered, random, or regularly distributed based on the nearest-neighbor distances. These three indices address the shortcoming of stomatal density that only describes “abundance” and may, collectively, have a better capacity to explore crop development, plant adaptation and evolution, and potentially ultimately enable a more accurate reconstruction of the palaeoclimate.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.655255/fullstomatal traitsstomatal arrangement patternstomatal evennessstomatal divergencestomatal aggregation |
| spellingShingle | Congcong Liu Ying Li Li Xu Mingxu Li Jianming Wang Pu Yan Nianpeng He Nianpeng He Nianpeng He Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution Frontiers in Plant Science stomatal traits stomatal arrangement pattern stomatal evenness stomatal divergence stomatal aggregation |
| title | Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution |
| title_full | Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution |
| title_fullStr | Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution |
| title_short | Stomatal Arrangement Pattern: A New Direction to Explore Plant Adaptation and Evolution |
| title_sort | stomatal arrangement pattern a new direction to explore plant adaptation and evolution |
| topic | stomatal traits stomatal arrangement pattern stomatal evenness stomatal divergence stomatal aggregation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.655255/full |
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