Table 1.
Chlorophyll content and CO2 assimilation capacity of leaf laminae, petioles, and stems of some plants
| Plants |
Parts |
Chlorophyll content (mg chlorophyll/g fresh weight) |
Assimilation capacity (mg CO2/g/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glycine max | Leaf lamina | 2·52 | 8·61 (25 °C) |
| Petiole | 0·44 | 0·27 (25 °C) | |
| Ipomoea batatas | Leaf lamina | 1·39 | 6·20 (24 °C) |
| Petiole | 0·03 | −0·07 (24 °C) | |
| Brassica oleracea (young plant) | Leaf lamina | 1·23 | 3·37 (26 °C) |
| Petiole | 0·14 | 0·02 (26 °C) | |
| Oplismenus undulatifolius | Leaf lamina | 2·50 | – |
| Leaf sheath | 0·37 | – | |
| Stem | 0·12 | – | |
| Hordeum vulgare | Leaf lamina | 2·88 | – |
| Leaf sheath | 0·44 | – | |
| Stem | 0·21 | – | |
| Phragmites communis | Leaf lamina | 2·57 | – |
| Leaf sheath | 0·31 | – | |
| Stem | 0·36 | – | |
| Miscanthus sacchariflorus | Leaf lamina | 5·70 | – |
| Leaf sheath | 0·54 | – | |
| Helianthus tuberosus | Leaf lamina (green) | 1·66 | 7·00 (26 °C) |
| Leaf lamina (yellow) | 0·47 | 1·70 (26 °C) | |
| Zelkova serrata | Leaf lamina (green) | 1·62 | 5·38 (25 °C) |
| Leaf lamina (yellow) | 0·57 | 1·55 (25 °C) |