| These findings support the view that abaxial and adaxial stomatal development may also be under independent control. |
| Water use efficiency also decreased while the rate of transpiration and stomatal conductance remained unchanged. |
| Further, at a given vapour pressure difference, O can serve as a measure of stomatal conductance as well. |
| Guard cells are located in the epidermis of plant leaves and, in pairs, form stomatal pores. |
| Asymmetric divisions lead to the formation of a pair of reniform guard cells surrounding the stomatal opening. |
| For this reason, separate mechanisms of acclimation for regulation of stomatal density on adaxial and abaxial surfaces have been proposed. |
