Table 1. Mean stomatal density, pore length, pore width, pore depth, maximum stomatal pore area, and theoretical maximum stomatal conductance (n = 4 ± sd) for the wild-type and Frizelliae forms of A. filix-femina.
Variety | Stomatal density | Pore length | Pore width | Pore depth | Maximum pore area | Maximum conductance |
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mm2 | μm | μm | μm | μm2 | mol m−2 s−1 | |
Wild type | 33.7 ± 9.6 | 21.5 ± 2.6 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 10.9 ± 1.5 | 58.8 ± 7.6 | 0.122 ± 0.03 |
Frizelliae | 37.3 ± 5.0 | 14.9 ± 1.7 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 10.8 ± 0.8 | 37.6 ± 10.1 | 0.096 ± 0.03 |