It was shown over 40 years ago that plants maximize carbon gain for a given rate of water
loss if stomatal conductance, gs, varies in response to external and internal conditions such …

Here I present the R package'plantecophys', a toolkit to analyse and model leaf gas
exchange data. Measurements of leaf photosynthesis and transpiration are routinely …

Stomatal conductance (gs) affects the fluxes of carbon, energy and water between the
vegetated land surface and the atmosphere. We test an implementation of an optimal …

Many studies have demonstrated that the cotton in warm environments is vulnerable to
water-limitations thus reducing the yield. A number of plant traits have been recommended …

Rising levels of atmospheric CO2 concentration (Ca) and simultaneous climate change
profoundly affect plant physiological performance while challenging our ability to estimate …

Future climate change is expected to increase temperature (T) and atmospheric vapour
pressure deficit (VPD) in many regions, but the effect of persistent warming on plant stomatal …

Optimization theories explain a variety of forms and functions in plants. At the leaf scale, it is
often hypothesized that carbon gain is maximized, thus providing a quantifiable objective for …

Physiology-based crop simulation models have become a key tool in extrapolating the
impact of climate change from limited experimental evidence to broader climatic zones, soil …

Leaf transpiration rate (E) frequently shows a peaked response to increasing vapour
pressure deficit (D). The mechanisms for the decrease in E at high D, known as the …

Light gradients within tree canopies play a major role in the distribution of plant resources
that define the photosynthetic capacity of sun and shade leaves. However, the biochemical …