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What are the cells that make the leaves curl in plants during water stress?

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Bulliform cells are bubble shaped cells present in grasses. Loss of turgor pressure in these cells causes leaf to curl during water stress, thus reduce transpiration.

TS of monocot leaf showing bulliform cells

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