Konfokaler Imaging Reader für Mikrotiterplatten

• Subject Area: Plant Sciences
• Term: Funded in 2011
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 197324939

• Final Report Year: 2018

Final Report Abstract

The Opera HTHC screening system provides a performant system to detect and count stomata on leaf samples. We have applied this method to the detection of stomata in several monocots, including maize and its close relative Teosinte, as well as two Brassicaceae species, Arabidopsis thaliana and Biscutella didyma. Results have revealed both genotypic and environmental variation have a significant impact on the density of stomata on the leaf surface. Comparison with phenotypic measurements of growth and drought resistance have established the adaptive and agronomic relevance of this trait.

Publications

• Natural variation in stomata size contributes to the local adaptation of water‐use efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Ecology, Volume 27, Issue 20 Pages 4052-4065
  Hannes Dittberner, Arthur Korte, Tabea Mettler‐Altmann, Andreas P. M. Weber, Grey Monroe, Juliette de Meaux