In plants, guard cells control the stomatal opening by expanding and contracting through ion flux. When a plant senses light ... the plant closes its stomata so it doesn’t lose water through ...

To test whether speed of stomata opening and closing can increase productivity and water use efficiency, researchers added the synthetic light-activated BLINK1 ion channel to guard cells in ...

Stomata, microscopic pores on plant leaves ... this process by altering their turgor pressure through ion transport, with ionic potassium being the predominant osmotic solute.

Plant stomata, which consist of paired guard cells placed on the surface of leaves, control gas exchange with the atmosphere. Anion transport by unidentified guard-cell channels closes the ...