Table I.
Interveinal distance and size of photosynthetic cells in leaves of D. tenuifolia, radish, and their hybrids
MC, Mesophyll cells; BSC, BS cells. Values are given as the mean ± sd of 30 to 40 measurements for interveinal distance and 40 measurements for cell size.
| Plant and Genotype
|
Interveinal Distance
|
Cell Size
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaxial MC | Abaxial MC | BSC | ||
| μm | ||||
| D. tenuifolia (DtDt) | 238±52 | 116±24 | 78±19 | 40±9 |
| DtDtR hybrid | 245±66 | 83±17 | 61±10 | 39±10 |
| DtDtRR hybrid | 311±91 | 60±12 | 44±6 | 31±7 |
| DtRR hybrid | 243±93 | 49±13 | 36±11 | 19±5 |
| Radish (RR) | 340±138 | 67±21 | 56±11 | 27±5 |