Table 2.
Experimental treatment | Stomatal length (μm) | Stomatal density (no. per mm2) | Pore aperture (μm) before/after application of ABA |
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Light control | 35.18 (0.58) a | 132.6 (4.5) a | 6.83 (0.36) a/4.20 (0.36) a |
Shade | 32.84 (0.53) a | 118.1 (8.7) a | 6.81 (0.30) a/4.18 (0.20) a |
High RH | 39.36 (0.77) b | 161.7 (6.1) b | 8.55 (0.10) b/7.07 (0.22) b |
The standard error of the mean is given in parentheses. Values are grand means of five plants. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (P ≤ 0.05).
In the case of pore apertures, two separate statistical analyses were conducted; one on apertures measured before application of ABA and one after ABA application. i.e. apertures were not compared before and after ABA application.