Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Several mechanisms enable leaf stomata to optimize water loss with respect to carbon gain. Stomatal responses to environmental variation constitute a plant's first and second lines of defense against damaging water deficits. Changes in the concentrations of endogenous growth regulators and their influence on stomata may well be important to both defense strategies.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Mansfield et al. (1985) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: