Introduction Light is a prime factor affecting both the growth and distribution of tissues in the whole plant Fahn, Material and Methods 2. Plant material and growth conditions The experiments were carried out with coffee plants Coffea arabica L. Stomatal density and index, epidermal cell density and size A fully expanded fourth leaf from the apex of each plant was sampled for taking stomatal counts.
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Stomatal numbers are sensitive to increase in CO 2 from pre-industrial levels. Do plants really need stomata? The influence of CO 2 concentration on stomatal density. ZHAO, X. History Accepted 13 Oct Received 16 July The wavy blue lines, looking rather like a jigsaw puzzle, are the cell walls of the epidermal cells.
Guard cells develop and differentiate from epidermal cells. Update your own knowledge of stomata in under 5 minutes, with two short videos from one of the UK's leading biologists. In this 4 minute video, Alistair explains why fundamental research, such as his own on stomata, helps us respond to climate change.
One of the best plants for doing epidermal peels is the red hot poker plant Kniphofia. Being a monocot its stomata are highly ordered in rows, but they are big and great for stomatal opening and closing using solutions of different concentrations.
Almost as good is the Elephants Ear Saxifrage Bergenia. This also peels very easily, but the stomata are smaller although clearly visible at x magnification. This is a dicot so the distribution is more random.
Using clear nail varnish is a traditional method to measure stomatal density, since making the impression and viewing it under a microscope can be completed in one lesson. However, some leaves are prone to damage from the solvent in the nail varnish. The leaves absorb it, turn brown, and fail to produce any impression. Also, for a GCSE class, several pots of nail varnish are needed so that no one is left waiting, thus adding to expense.
A good alternative is to use Germolene 'New Skin' to take the impressions. A successful alternative to nail varnish is to use a clear water based varnish available at 'Do it Yourself' supermarkets. A half litre tin is cheap, and can be divided up into smaller amounts for ease of use. Paint the opaque varnish thinly on to the leaf to produce a clear film. Leave it to dry as usual.
These water based varnishes take longer to dry, so if the leaves are coated during one lesson, the impressions can be peeled off and examined the next. The varnish is non toxic, so can be used on living plants without removing the leaves — this means that school plants do not have to be denuded for this experiment!
In addition to revealing the stomata, the cell walls also show up. Other suggestions include producing impressions on acetate film, by placing a leaf in propanone and then pressing it onto the acetate. This does not work for some plant leaves, especially those that have an uneven surface — and the leaf still has to be removed from a plant.
Another method is to rub a board pen over the surface. The solvent-based ink permeates the leaf, showing up the stomata. However, this seems to work only with certain types of pen — probably related to the strong solvent in the pen. This also raises health and safety issues. As well as studying stomatal patterns and densities in a variety of plants, the following questions may be posed to students:.
Sign up now. Measuring Stomatal Density. We also suggest some potential investigations for students to carry out. Background Information The image shows a surface view of the lower epidermis of Kalanchoe Kalanchoe sp.
Update your subject knowledge Update your own knowledge of stomata in under 5 minutes, with two short videos from one of the UK's leading biologists. These videos would also be suitable for post biology students. Study of distribution of stomata. The upper surface of a dicot leaf has no stomata. The lower surface of a dicot leaf has a greater number of stomata than the upper surface.
The upper surface and lower surface of a dicot leaf have an equal number of stomata. The upper surface of a dicot leaf has a greater number of stomata than the lower surface. Lower epidermis. On both upper and lower epidermis. Upper epidermis. On the edges of a leaf. Stomata absent on the both surfaces of the leaf. Stomata present only on the lower surface of the leaf.
Stomata equally distributed on the upper and lower surface of the leaf. Stomata present only on the upper surface of the leaf. Cell wall of the cell.
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