Date of Award:
12-2018
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Biology
Committee Chair(s)
Keith A. Mott
Committee
Keith A. Mott
Committee
David Peak
Committee
Tim Gilbertson
Abstract
Plants absorb CO2 through pores in their leaves called stomata, which are known to open and close in response to myriad environmental and physiological triggers. We demonstrate that blue light inhibits stomatal aperture oscillations in both the guard cells and surrounding tissue layers, whereas these oscillations continue under the influence of red light. This observation of blue light behavior agrees with recent research and suggests another physiological pathway for oscillations.
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Recommended Citation
Ballard, Trevor R., "Blue and Red Light Effects on Stomatal Oscillations" (2018). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7393.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7393
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