Abstract
The rate of CO2 uptake by the mesophyll is examined as a function of the size of the substomatal chamber. Using the techniques of classical electric circuit analysis and a model in which the uptake is linear in the ambient CO2 concentration, it is shown that the optimal chamber radius is several times larger than is the pore radius. This is somewhat larger than necessary for the reduction of transpirational water loss, and it offers an explanation for the otherwise inexplicably large size of the chamber.
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