One Term, Fourteen Metrics: Why Water Use Efficiency Means Different Things to Different Scientists
A new review catalogues fourteen conflicting definitions of water use efficiency and proposes a harmonized framework to make the widely ...
Tag: stomatal conductance
How Buried Layers Decide When Plants Close Their Stomata
A field study in Plant and Soil shows that whether reconstructed soils are layered or homogeneous controls depth-specific drying rates, ...
Invisible Ozone from Amazon Fires Quietly Steals a Quarter of Fire Carbon Emissions
A new modelling study shows that ozone produced by Amazon fires suppresses forest carbon uptake by an amount equal to ...
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Spray Helps Spinach Breathe Easy in Cadmium-Polluted Soil
A foliar spray of citrate-stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles boosted stomatal conductance by up to 113 percent and photosynthesis by 61 ...
Young Andean Rosettes Gambit: Juveniles Bet Big on Water They May Not Have
Juvenile Paepalanthus alpinus rosettes in the Colombian páramo pursue riskier stomatal strategies than adults, revealing stage-specific vulnerabilities to rising atmospheric ...
Tiny Doses of Protein Biostimulants Boost Tomato Growth and Water Efficiency
University of Bonn researchers found that two low-dose protein hydrolysate sprays significantly improved growth, photosynthesis, and water-use efficiency in greenhouse ...
Positive Electric Fields Give Tomato Seedlings a Photosynthetic Boost
A new study shows that positive high-voltage electrostatic fields enrich leaf magnesium, hyperpolarize cell membranes, and restructure photosynthesis in tomato ...
Infrared Thermometry Reveals Water Stress in Medicinal Plants Before the Eye Can See
Researchers in Kerala, India, show that leaf temperature and the Crop Water Stress Index measured by infrared thermometry can reliably ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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