Loss of plasma membrane conductance in outside-xylem zone explains non-stomatal control of transpiration
Piyush Jain, Sabyasachi Sen, Fulton Ewing Rockwell, Robert J. Twohey, Annika E. Huber, Sahil A. Desai, I-Feng Wu, Tom De Swaef, Mehmet Mert İlman, Anthony J. Studer, Noel Michele Holbrook, Abraham Duncan Stroock
The paper shows that non-stomatal regulation of transpiration occurs due to reduced plasma membrane conductance in the outside-xylem zone under moderate xylem water stress.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology