Perhaps most important are ventures to engineer rice stomata — minute pores that regulate the uptake of carbon dioxide and water loss. The researchers at the University of Sheffield have shown ...

An international research team led by researchers at VIB-UGent has unraveled how the opening and closing of stomata - tiny pores on leaves – is regulated in response to high temperatures and drought.

In essence, we learn from the natural mechanisms that plants themselves deploy. "For instance, how stomata on leaves play a crucial role in the plant's interaction with the environment.

Stomata are pores that open to allow carbon dioxide into leaves ... Recently we have begun to translate our finding into important crops including wheat and rice, to improve drought tolerance and ...

This focus is centred around how we can adjust stomata above-ground and roots below ground to ultimately maximise future yields. I have extensive research experience in working with rice and wheat and ...