Abstract
Leaves of the xantha mutant of Helianthus annuus have a higher rate of transpiration and a lower diffusive resistance in the light than in the dark. Stomates of this nonphotosynthetic mutant open in the light and close in the dark.
Comparative studies of tobacco, xantha mutant, and wild-type sunflower stomatal opening over a range of light intensities in isolated portions of the spectrum reveal two patterns of response: (a) a low intensity opening in the green and far red characterized by partial opening, absence of a threshold, and saturation of the response at low light intensities; (b) a high intensity response in the blue characterized by a threshold (intensities greater than 100 microwatts per square centimeter needed for opening) and a linear opening response at higher incident light intensities. In xantha mutant stomates only the low intensity system appears to be operational, while both low and high intensity systems are present in the wild-type sunflower and tobacco.
Red light has an inhibiting effect on stomatal opening in both mutant and wild-type sunflowers. They require prior exposure to far red for opening to occur in red light. This redfar red antagonism suggests the involvement of phytochrome.
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