Mapping of ethyl methanesulfonate-induced mutations causing stomatal phenotypes
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2020
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Tartu Ülikool
Abstract
Some aspects of stomatal regulation remain still unclear despite extensive research on finding
and characterizing stomatal regulators. As stomata are responsible for controlling plant water
loss, the interest to better our understanding of stomatal regulation is constantly growing, as
fresh water availability is getting scarce and CO2 and tropospheric O3 levels in the atmosphere are
increasing. This study contributes to a large-scale forward genetic screen aimed to identify
missing links in stomatal regulation pathways by collection of plant material for mapping,
identifying a causal mutation for a phenotype and verifying mapped stomatal regulators. This
work identified SDD1 and CTL1 to be involved in stomatal regulation
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forward genetic screen, stomatal conductance, gas exchange