Richard James Morris

Dual mechanisms give rise to biphasic stomatal opening in onion

Stomata are controllable micropores on the leaf surface that regulate gas exchange and water loss. Pore aperture adjustment is a mechanical process whereby changes in guard cell turgor drive changes in cell shape, resulting in stomatal opening or closure. Previous computational m...

Network analysis of flowering time genes suggests regulatory changes among SOC1 orthologues in response to cold in Brassica napus

Flowering plants respond to multiple environmental and endogenous cues to determine the timing of their transition from the vegetative to floral state. Most of our knowledge of the gene regulatory network (GRN) controlling the floral transition has been derived from the model pla...