Table 2.
Parameter | Genotype | Light | Genotype × Light |
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Minor vein density (mm mm-2) | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗ | n.s. |
Cells per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗ |
Cells per minor vein × vein density | n.s. | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Xylem cells per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗ |
Phloem cells per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Ratio of xylem to phloem cells | ∗∗∗ | ∗ | n.s. |
Tracheary elements per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗ |
Sieve elements per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗ |
CCs + PCs per minor vein | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Ratio of tracheary to sieve elements | ∗∗ | n.s. | n.s. |
Photosynthetic capacity (μmol O2 m-2 s-1) | n.s. | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Phloem cells per minor vein × vein density | n.s. | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Sieve elements per minor vein × vein density | n.s. | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
CCs + PCs per minor vein × vein density | n.s. | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Transpiration ratio (mol H2O mol-1 CO2) | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗ |
Xylem cells per minor vein × vein density | ∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Tracheary elements per minor vein × vein density | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | n.s. |
Principal component 1 | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ |
Principal component 2 | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ | ∗∗∗ |
The asterisks denote significant effects; ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001, and n.s., not significant. CC, companion cells; PC, phloem parenchyma cells.