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. 2011 Jan 25;7:1. doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-7-1

Table 1.

Size information, expansion and relative expansion rate of leaves at different time periods.

Leaf No. Initial size Expansion (mm2/mm2) Relative expansion rate (mm2/mm2/day) Experimental details
Length (mm) Area (mm2) Day 5 Day 10 Day 15 Day 0-5 Day 5-10 Day 10-15
1 20 184 2.7 3.5 3.7 0.33 0.064 0.012 Patterned.
2 18 159 2.6 3.4 3.7 0.32 0.065 0.013
3 20 214 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.13 0.019 0.007
4 20 195 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.10 0.021 0.006
5 17 169 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.05 0.019 0.008 Patterned; partly covered.
6 18 202 1.4 1.6 1.7 0.08 0.034 0.010

7 19 176 1.9 2.2 2.3 0.17 0.038 0.009 Controls.
8 19 180 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.10 0.020 0.006
9 20 193 2.3 2.7 2.8 0.25 0.040 0.007
10 17 163 2.5 3.3 3.5 0.30 0.067 0.011