Table 4. Percentage of mesophyll void areas within leaves along the control (C) and water deficit (WD) canopies at day 29.
Intercellular void area (%) | |||
Node | CM | SM | |
C | 4 | 2.10±1.21A | 10.07±1.50A |
8 | 3.35±2.61AB | 13.37±3.38AB | |
12 | 5.29±2.87AB | 19.48±2.27C | |
16 | 5.82±3.21AB | 22.31±2.78CD | |
20 | 5.84±3.37AB | 33.15±2.88FG | |
WD | 4 | 6.16±3.36AB | 16.71±2.58BC |
8 | 6.40±2.12B | 24.49±1.74DE | |
12 | 7.01±3.28B | 28.18±2.85EF | |
16 | 6.45±1.89B | 28.97±0.95E | |
20 | 7.22±3.22B | 34.94±1.77G |
CM = Column mesophyll; SM = Spongy mesophyll. Data represents means ± standard deviations (n = 5). Upper-case letters indicate significance of differences.