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 ...

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.

Addressing these challenges requires multifaceted approaches, including making plants more resilient. An international research team led by researchers at VIB-UGent has unraveled how the opening and ...

dry environments when a plant's stomata close to prevent water loss. This creates an intracellular environment rich in oxygen ...

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 ...