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Incomplete stomatal closure during the night is observed in a diverse range of C3 and C4 species ([Fig. 1][1] ; Supplemental Table S1) and can lead to substantial nighttime transpirational water loss. Although water loss is an inevitable consequence of stomatal opening for photosynthetic carbon gain
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