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PLANT DIRECT
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/pld3.549
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cell shape; cell size; light; mesophyll; photosynthesis; rice
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This study reveals an inherent pattern of mesophyll cell size and shape in rice leaves, which is observed in different cultivars and species. The study suggests that this pattern may be related to photosynthetic function and discusses the implications of using middle layer mesophyll cells as typical of the rice leaf.
The mesophyll cells of grass leaves, such as rice, are traditionally viewed as displaying a relatively uniform pattern, in contrast to the clear distinctions of palisade and spongy layers in typical eudicot leaves. This quantitative analysis of mesophyll cell size and shape in rice leaves reveals that there is an inherent pattern in which cells in the middle layer of the mesophyll are larger and less circular and have a distinct orientation of their long axis compared to mesophyll cells in other layers. Moreover, this pattern was observed in a range of rice cultivars and species. The significance of this pattern with relation to potential photosynthetic function and the implication of the widespread use of middle layer mesophyll cells as typical of the rice leaf have been investigated and discussed.
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