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. 2001 Aug;126(4):1566–1578. doi: 10.1104/pp.126.4.1566

Table III.

Ca2+ in the external solution (4.0 cm3 of 70 mm KCl) after a 5-min incubation in the light (PPFD 350 μmol m−2 s−1) at the appropriate temperature of freshly-peeled epidermal strips (approximately 1.0 by 1.5 cm2, exact size noted) from intact C. communis and tobacco plants kept at RT under lights

Species Temperature Apoplast CaCl2 Concentration cm2/cm3 Increase from C. communis to Tobacco
°C m
C. communis 27 2.2 ± 0.8
×10−5
C. communis 7 2.0 ± 0.5
×10−5
Tobacco 27 3.0 ± 1.0 13.6-Fold
×10−4
Tobacco 7 2.4 ± 0.7 12.0-Fold
×10−4

Ca2+ concentration remaining in the solution as measured with a calcium electrode was expressed on a per cm2 epidermis per cm3 medium basis (n = 6).