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Stomatal pores allow, and by their opening and closing movements regulate, most of the gaseous exchange between the leaves of higher plants and the atmosphere. They achieve a delicate balance between two of the fundamental requirements of plants: the acquisition of CO2 for photosynthesis and prevention of excessive loss of water by transpiration. Most mesophytic plants contain only a small amount of water compared with the potential rate of transpiration on a dry sunny day. This means that a breakdown in stomatal regulation of water loss, even for a time as short as a few minutes, can cause severe damage or death.
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Mansfield, T.A. (1994). Some aspects of stomatal physiology relevant to plants cultured in vitro . In: Lumsden, P.J., Nicholas, J.R., Davies, W.J. (eds) Physiology, Growth and Development of Plants in Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0790-7_13
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