Table I.
Arabidopsis and salt cress plant stomatal and pavement cell densities (stomata or pavement cells per mm2) and stomatal index of adult-phase leaf blades
| Arabidopsis
|
Salt Cress
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Adaxial Rosette Leaf | Adaxial Rosette Leaf | Adaxial Cauline Leaf | |
| Stomatal density | 101.3 ± 11.3 | 203.3 ± 40.6a | 114.3 ± 31.3 |
| Pavement cell | 243.2 ± 18.4 | 500.6 ± 151.4a | 295.1 ± 102.3 |
| Stomatal index | 29.4 ± 1.0 | 29.5 ± 3.56 | 28.3 ± 3.0 |
Values are means ± sd, n = 9.
a
Significantly different from Arabidopsis (P < 0.001; Student's t test).