Table 1.

Leaf properties of Flaveria bidentis grown at 150 μmol quanta m⁻² s⁻¹ and 500 μmol quanta m⁻² s⁻¹

	Light intensity (μmol quanta m−2 s−1)
	150	500
A, saturating irradiance (μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)	19.3±0.5	31.4±0.4*
A, saturating irradiance (μmol CO2 g−1 s−1)	0.92±0.05	0.88±0.04
A, growth irradiance (μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)	4.6±0.1	14.6±0.2*
A, growth irradiance (μmol CO2 g−1 s−1)	0.22±0.1	0.41±0.08*
SLA leaf area/leaf dry mass (m2 kg−1)	48.2±1.3	28.3±1.0*
LMA leaf dry mass/leaf area (g m−2)	20.9±0.6	35.8±1.4*
LAR leaf area/shoot dry mass (m2 kg−1)	39.2±0.9	21.7±1.1*
LDMC leaf dry/fresh mass (mg g−1)	91.7±3.0	139.0±5.1*
LDM/SDM leaf dry mass/shoot dry mass (g g−1)	0.81±0.01	0.77±0.01*

Measurements represent averages and standard errors of 5–10 replicate observations. Asterisks indicate a significant difference in data for plants grown at the differing light intensities.

SLA, specific leaf area; LMA, leaf dry mass per unit area; LAR, leaf area ratio; LDMC, leaf dry matter content; saturating irradiance, 1500 μmol quanta m⁻² s⁻¹.