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Table 3. Thickness of strata in leaves along the control (C) and water deficit (WD) canopies at day 29.

		Thickness (µm)
	Node	UC	UE	CM	SM	LE	LC	WL
C	4	1.74±0.24^A	9.73±2.98^A	35.06±4.18^A	38.03±3.02^A	9.39±1.43^ABC	1.44±0.52^A	95.39±6.15^A
	8	2.06±0.65^A	10.49±2.19^A	33.55±6.55^A	42.17±4.86^AB	9.83±0.69^BC	1.70±0.15^A	99.80±8.50^A
	12	1.76±0.17^A	9.08±2.39^A	33.26±1.74^A	42.02±6.57^AB	10.38±1.75^ABCD	1.45±0.23^A	97.95±7.42^A
	16	1.46±0.58^A	8.48±1.92^A	38.12±5.41^AB	41.83±5.32^AB	8.63±0.97^AB	1.61±0.30^A	100.13±7.91^AB
	20	1.98±0.26^A	8.97±1.39^A	38.87±3.44^AB	44.05±6.81^AB	9.11±0.48^AB	1.92±0.18^AB	104.90±7.78^ABC
WD	4	2.03±0.18^A	11.39±1.22^A	36.28±2.61^A	42.40±1.88^A	7.65±1.25^A	1.88±0.39^ABC	101.63±3.69^A
	8	2.25±0.29^A	11.61±1.72^A	44.59±3.57^B	43.46±1.55^AB	12.27±2.25^CD	2.50±0.27^C	116.68±4.83^CD
	12	1.94±0.17^A	10.22±1.42^A	42.25±1.09^B	44.26±4.91^AB	10.42±1.91^ABCD	2.28±0.47^ABC	111.37±5.59^BCD
	16	2.32±0.29^A	11.15±0.89^A	43.47±0.97^B	47.63±1.75^B	11.82±0.46^D	1.72±0.24^A	118.11±2.27^D
	20	1.84±0.54^A	9.74±2.60^A	45.18±2.45^B	44.78±3.05^AB	8.74±1.96^ABC	2.24±0.22^BC	112.52±5.12^BCD

UC = Upper cuticle; UE = Upper epidermis; CM = Column mesophyll; SM = Spongy mesophyll; LE = Lower epidermis; LC = Lower cuticle; WL = Whole leaf. Data represents means ± standard deviations (n = 5). Upper-case letters indicate significance of differences.