Table 2.
Stomatal characteristics of tetraploid and octoploid P. cablin
| Ploidy | Stomatal Length (μm) | Stomatal Width (μm) | Stomatal density (no./mm2) | chloroplasts number (no./stoma) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetraploid (3 month) | 29.15 ± 0.48a | 23.00 ± 0.29a | 7.01 ± 0.2a | 6.36 ± 0.44a |
| Octoploid (3 month) | 41.41 ± 0.68b | 29.07 ± 0.49b | 3.48 ± 0.16b | 14.04 ± 0.45b |
| Tetraploid (6 month) | 28.33 ± 3.1a | 21.38 ± 2.43a | 23.5 ± 4.08c | 6.05 ± 1.19a |
| Octoploid (6 month) | 40.95 ± 3.38b | 27.82 ± 2.05b | 10.9 ± 2.18b | 12.3 ± 2.3b |
a
Values within the same column followed by different lower-case letters are significantly different according to two-sample t-test (p < 0.05).