Plant BiologybioRxiv
Maximum CO2 diffusion inside leaves is limited by the scaling of cell size and genome size
G. Theroux-Rancourt, A. B. Roddy, J. M. Earles…·C. R. Brodersen
The paper shows that genome size limits cell size, which in turn affects mesophyll surface area and CO2 diffusion efficiency in leaves.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.3145