A key objective for sustainable agriculture and forestry is to breed plants with both high
carbon gain and water-use efficiency (WUE). At the level of leaf physiology, this implies …

Foliage photosynthetic and structural traits were studied in 15 species with a wide range of
foliage anatomies to gain insight into the importance of key anatomical traits in the limitation …

Limited mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 (gm) can significantly constrain plant
photosynthesis, but the extent of g m-limitation is still imperfectly known. As gm scales …

Mesophyll diffusion conductance to CO2 is a key photosynthetic trait that has been studied
intensively in the past years. The intention of the present review is to update knowledge of …

Two highly contrasting variables summarizing the efficiency of transport of materials within
the leaf are recognized as playing central roles in determining gas exchange and plant …

The climate change conditions predicted for the end of the current century are expected to
have an impact on the performance of plants under natural conditions. The variables which …

Internal conductance describes the movement of CO2 from substomatal cavities to sites of
carboxylation. Internal conductance has now been measured in approximately 50 species …

During photosynthesis, CO2 moves from the atmosphere (Ca) surrounding the leaf to the
sub‐stomatal internal cavities (Ci) through stomata, and from there to the site of …

The conductance of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the substomatal cavities to the initial sites of
CO2 fixation (gm) can significantly reduce the availability of CO2 for photosynthesis. There …

Mesophyll conductance (gm) generally correlates with photosynthetic capacity, although the
causal relationship between the two is unclear. The response of gm to various CO2 regimes …