Abstract
Abstract The physiological control of stomatal opening by which plants adjust for water availability has been extensively researched. However, the impact of water availability on stomatal development has not received as much attention, especially for amphistomatic plants. Therefore, the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated. Our results show that leaves developed under water-deficit conditions possess higher stomatal densities and decreased stomatal length for both the adaxial and abaxial leaf sides. Although the stomatal developmental reaction to water deficit was similar for the two leaf surfaces, it was proven that adaxial stomata are more sensitive to water stress than abaxial stomata, with more closed adaxial stomata under water-deficit conditions. Furthermore, plants with leaves containing smaller stomata at higher densities possessed a higher water use efficiency. Our findings highlight the importance of stomatal development as a tool for long-term acclimation to limit water loss, with minimal reduction in biomass production. This highlights the central role that stomata play in both the short (opening) and long-term (development) reaction of plants to water availability, making them key tools for efficient resource use and anticipation of future environmental changes.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Leaves developed under water-deficit conditions had higher stomatal densities on both the adaxial and abaxial leaf sides.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicume0 - Organ / stage
- adaxial and abaxial leaf sidese1
- Treatment
- water-deficit conditionse1
- Outcome
- stomatal densitiese1
- Direction
- highere1
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Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e1“Our results show that leaves developed under water-deficit conditions possess higher stomatal densities and decreased stomatal length for both the adaxial and abaxial leaf sides”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaves developed under water-deficit conditions had decreased stomatal length on both the adaxial and abaxial leaf sides.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicume0
- Organ / stage
- adaxial and abaxial leaf sidese1
- Treatment
- water-deficit conditionse1
- Outcome
- stomatal lengthe1
- Direction
- decreasede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e1“Our results show that leaves developed under water-deficit conditions possess higher stomatal densities and decreased stomatal length for both the adaxial and abaxial leaf sides”
Claim · model-written summary
Under water-deficit conditions adaxial stomata were more closed than abaxial stomata.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicume0
- Organ / stage
- adaxial stomatae2
- Treatment
- water-deficit conditionse2
- Outcome
- closed adaxial stomatae2
- Direction
- more closede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e2“it was proven that adaxial stomata are more sensitive to water stress than abaxial stomata, with more closed adaxial stomata under water-deficit conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Adaxial stomata were more sensitive to water stress than abaxial stomata in basil.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicume0
- Organ / stage
- adaxial stomatae2
- Treatment
- water stresse2
- Outcome
- more sensitive to water stresse2
- Direction
- more sensitivee2
- Comparator
- abaxial stomatae2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e2“it was proven that adaxial stomata are more sensitive to water stress than abaxial stomata, with more closed adaxial stomata under water-deficit conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Basil plants with leaves containing smaller stomata at higher densities had a higher water use efficiency.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicume0
- Organ / stage
- leaves containing smaller stomata at higher densitiese3
- Outcome
- water use efficiencye3
- Direction
- highere3
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Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e3“Furthermore, plants with leaves containing smaller stomata at higher densities possessed a higher water use efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought stress reduced basil biomass production only minimally while stomatal development acclimated to limit water loss.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicume0
- Treatment
- Drought stresst0
- Outcome
- biomass productione4
- Direction
- reductione4
- Qualifier
- minimale4
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Verbatim
e0“the acclimation of stomatal development in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) leaves was investigated”
e4“with minimal reduction in biomass production”
t0“Drought stress triggers alterations of adaxial and abaxial stomatal development in basil leaves increasing water-use efficiency”
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