Table 3.
Linear model correlations of stomatal conductance (gs) and transpiration measured with the IRGA, and leaf turgor measured with the ‘ZIM’ probe.
Turgor vs. gs |
Turgor vs. Transpiration |
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Species | CO2 (ppm) | Light (μmol m-2s-1) | F | r2 | p-value | F | r2 | p-value |
P. aureum | 400 | 650 | 86.99 | 0.79 | <0.01 | 129 | 0.85 | <0.01 |
130 | 37.64 | 0.61 | <0.01 | 31.55 | 0.57 | <0.01 | ||
560 | 650 | 20.21 | 0.46 | <0.01 | 112.6 | 0.83 | <0.01 | |
130 | 10.64 | 0.3 | <0.01 | 55.12 | 0.7 | <0.01 | ||
T. brachycaulos | 400 | 650 | 15.36 | 0.38 | <0.01 | 0.48 | -0.02 | 0.5 |
130 | 5.91 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 7.46 | 0.22 | <0.05 | ||
560 | 650 | 18.34 | 0.43 | <0.01 | 0.03 | -0.05 | 0.87 | |
130 | 0.65 | -0.02 | 0.43 | 9.91 | 0.28 | <0.01 |
F-statistic, coefficient of determination (r2) and p-value are given. Note that leaves on which turgor was measured differed from those where gs was measured.