Summary
A simple method which measures stomatal cell production directly in the first leaf of barley is described. The method was tested with three barley genotypes, two of which, cer-g 11 and cer-g 1026, are mutants with an abnormal stomatal pattern. Cer-g 11 had a slower rate of stomatal cell formation, as compared with the other two genotypes.
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Zeiger, E. Direct measurement of stomatal cell production in barley. Planta 108, 359–362 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389313
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389313