These are excerpts from several articles I read. Or parts of articles that have been put into my own writing.

Another research article stated the following:

changes in stomatal aperture caused by decreasing or increasing humidity were followed only after a delay by changes in the potassium content of the guard cells. By comparison, if stomatal movements occurred in response to changes in illumination the relative potassium content of the guard cells correlated continuously with the changes in stomatal aperture. Since the potassium content of the guard cells changed only after most of the stomatal movements in response to changes in humidity were completed changes in potassium content and humidity responses of stomata can be described as following a hysteresis curve.


With that said I am curious if we can manipulate stomata opening and closing by spraying a very fine mist (almost atomized) of PH'd water with a very small amount of potassium.

This would increase humidity, add rigidty (through potassium uptake)to the Guard cells which would in turn keep the stomata open longer. This would of course also increase the transpiration rate but as long as you stay on top of watering I think everything should be fine.

It was also interesting to read that the stomata opens much better under blue wavelength light than it does under red.

I know there are products such as liquid light that do something similar but I was curious as to how/why it worked and if there is something similar we can do on our own much cheaper.

I decided to start researching the stomata.

I'll continue to update this thread as I come across more information.

Sorry if this was widely known information; just thought I could contribute something to those who were not aware.
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . How the stomata works and how it can help us. The stomata are pores on the underside of leaves. These pores are made be cells called Guard Cells or "parenchyma cells" which are used to regulate the size of the opening of the stomata. The stomata is used to collect carbon and dioxide and other beneficial nutrients and gases that aid the plant in growth. The stomata is also used in transpiration of water from the plant into the atmosphere. In order for plants to take up CO2 for photosynthesis, they must expose the moist surfaces of Rating: 5