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. 2018 Oct 26;178(4):1584–1601. doi: 10.1104/pp.18.00743

Table 2. Mean ± se for the physiological and anatomical traits measured for Arabidopsis (Col-0).

Kmax, Maximum leaf hydraulic conductance; %Rox, percentage resistance outside the leaf xylem; P50, P88, and P95, Ψleaf at 50%, 88%, and 95% decline in a given trait. %Rleaf, percentage leaf hydraulic resistance; Kt, theoretical hydraulic conductance.

Trait Units Col-0
Hydraulics and gas exchange
 Kmax mmol m−2 s−1 MPa−1 59.9 ± 1.76
 Kleaf0.1-0.2MPa mmol m−2 s−1 MPa−1 33.1 ± 4.55
 Kx mmol m−2 s−1 MPa−1 138.4 ± 14.5
 Kox mmol m−2 s−1 MPa−1 106
 %Rox % 54.4
 %Rleaf % 85.7
 gs mmol m−2 s−1 339 ± 24.9
 Amax μmol m−2 s−1 14.4 ± 2.72
 Kleaf P50 MPa −0.17
 gs P50 MPa −0.38
 Aarea P50 MPa −0.37
 Kleaf P88 MPa −0.72
 gs P95 MPa −0.71
 Aarea P95 MPa −0.71
Drought tolerance traits
 Turgor loss point MPa −0.73
 Osmotic potential at full turgor MPa −0.63
 Modulus of elasticity MPa 5.70
 Relative water content at the turgor loss point % 84.1
 Leaf mass per unit of leaf area g m−2 13.6 ± 0.89
 Percentage loss of area in a dry leaf % 57.9 ± 3.05
gmin mmol m−2 s−1 18.6 ± 1.33
Leaf anatomical traits
 Distance from vein to lower epidermis mm 0.067 ± 0.002
 Total vein length per area mm mm−2 3.04 ± 0.08
 Minor vein length per area mm mm−2 1.79 ± 0.08
 Major vein length per area mm mm−2 1.25 ± 0.05
 Kt, midrib per leaf area mmol m−1 s−1 MPa−1 0.27 ± 0.12
 Kt, minor per leaf area mmol m−1 s−1 MPa−1 0.003 ± 0.0008