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  • Plant Biology
  • Ecology
  • Paleoclimatology

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  • Stomatal arrangement patterns (SAP) on leaf surfaces critically impact water loss and carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake.
  • Existing methods, primarily focusing on stomatal density, fail to fully capture the spatial distribution and its functional implications.
  • Quantifying SAP is essential for understanding plant physiological processes and evolutionary adaptations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel quantitative indices for assessing stomatal arrangement patterns (SAP).
  • To provide a more comprehensive analysis of SAP beyond simple stomatal density.
  • To explore the potential applications of these indices in crop development, plant adaptation, and paleoclimate reconstruction.

Main Methods:

  • Development of three independent indices based on inter-stomatal distances: stomatal evenness, stomatal divergence, and stomatal aggregation.
  • Stomatal evenness quantified using minimum spanning tree analysis to assess distribution regularity.
  • Stomatal divergence measured by distances from the center of gravity; stomatal aggregation determined by nearest-neighbor distances to classify patterns (clustered, random, regular).

Main Results:

  • Three novel indices (stomatal evenness, divergence, and aggregation) were successfully developed to quantify SAP.
  • These indices provide a more nuanced description of stomatal distribution compared to solely relying on stomatal density.
  • The proposed indices offer a quantitative framework to differentiate between clustered, random, and regular stomatal arrangements.

Conclusions:

  • The developed indices offer a significant advancement in quantifying stomatal arrangement patterns (SAP).
  • These metrics can enhance our understanding of crop development, plant adaptation, and evolution.
  • The quantitative analysis of SAP holds promise for more accurate paleoclimate reconstructions.