Stomatal Density Variation Within and Among Different Soybean Cultivars Across Various Growth Stages

Syada Nizer Sultana, Hyun Jo, Jong Tae Song, Kihwan Kim and Jeong-Dong Lee ()
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Syada Nizer Sultana: Department of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Hyun Jo: Department of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Jong Tae Song: Department of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Kihwan Kim: Department of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Jeong-Dong Lee: Department of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Stomata regulate CO 2 and water vapor exchange between leaves and the atmosphere, serving as a vital indicator of climate change resilience. Therefore, understanding the difference in stomatal numbers and patterns among different soybean cultivars across growth stages is essential to comprehending the complex mechanisms underlying soybean adaptation to climate change. The accurate measurements of stomatal density in soybean leaves are essential to understanding the complexity of stomatal density by environmental conditions. We demonstrated that the five epidermal sections and five microscopic images taken from both sides of each epidermal section at each leaf position (tip, middle, and bottom) were sufficient for stomatal measurements. Furthermore, we investigated variations in stomatal density among leaflet locations (left, right, and central) and leaf position across different growth stages. Notably, while there was no significant variation between the two leaves of the vegetative cotyledon (VC) stage and among the three leaflets of the V1 (first trifoliate) to V4 (fourth trifoliate) growth stages, leaves of the VC stage exhibited the lowest stomatal density, whereas those of the V4 stage exhibited the highest stomatal density. These findings could serve as a valuable tool for evaluating stomatal density, analyzing physiological differences under adverse climatic conditions, and phenotyping a large-scale population to identify the genetic factors responsible for stomatal density variations in soybean genotypes.

Keywords: growth stages; leaflet; soybean cultivars; stomatal density; stomatal variation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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