Parameters | CO2 concentrations (ppm) | p value | ||||||
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400 | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1400 | 1600 | ||
Palisade layer | ||||||||
Cell length (μm) | 35.69 ± 3.04 (c) | 39.14 ± 3.43 (ab) | 38.59 ± 34.46 (b) | 42.03 ± 5.23 (a) | 33.38 ± 6.24 (d) | 29.76 ± 4.47 (e) | 41.15 ± 7.35 (a) | p < 0.001 |
Cell width (μm) | 9.35 ± 1.76 (b) | 8.93 ± 1.78 (b) | 7.90 ± 31.22 (de) | 9.00 ± 1.50 (bc) | 7.25 ± 1.29 (e) | 10.40 ± 1.18 (a) | 8.13 ± 2.00 (cd) | p < 0.001 |
Cell area (μm2) | 303.3 ± 39.6 (b) | 348.7 ± 39.4 (a) | 275.0 ± 76.2 (c) | 328.0 ± 80.9 (ab) | 213.1 ± 46.3 (d) | 232.1 ± 60.5 (d) | 303.5 ± 88.9 (bc) | p < 0.001 |
Cell perimeter (μm) | 83.0 ± 6.4 (c) | 95.1 ± 12.6 (b) | 80.6 ± 9.9 (c) | 99.3 ± 12.7 (ab) | 71.4 ± 9.4 (d) | 67.6 ± 10.2 (d) | 100.9 ± 19.3 (a) | p < 0.001 |
Spongy layer | ||||||||
Cell length (μm) | 20.72 ± 2.43 (cd) | 24.85 ± 4.00 (ab) | 22.61 ± 5.45 (bc) | 27.36 ± 7.75 (a) | 19.87 ± 3.11 (d) | 20.15 ± 2.87 (d) | 20.07 ± 5.11 (d) | p = 0.009 |
Cell width (μm) | 11.91 ± 3.13 (b) | 12.04 ± 3.75 (a) | 9.39 ± 5.44 (d) | 10.54 ± 3.71 (ac) | 8.28 ± 2.14 (e) | 12.68 ± 2.15 (ad) | 8.46 ± 2.40 (bef) | p < 0.001 |
Cell area (μm2) | 207.8 ± 57.6 (b) | 265.3 ± 88.4 (a) | 192.0 ± 64.5 (b) | 258.9 ± 24.5 (a) | 150.0 ± 43.8 (c) | 215.6 ± 53.0 (b) | 177.2 ± 67.7 (b) | p = 0.010 |
Cell perimeter (μm) | 86.2 ± 13.2 (bc) | 76.88 ± 13.8 (a) | 60.6 ± 13.3 (c) | 71.4 ± 21.7 (ab) | 55.5 ± 12.0 (d) | 55.6 ± 13.7 (d) | 63.1 ± 15.5 (bcd) | p = 0.020 |
Palisade/Spongy ratio | 1.88 ± 0.68 (b) | 2.52 ± 0.23 (a) | 2.59 ± 0.64 (ab) | 2.77 ± 0.54 (a) | 2.13 ± 0.60 (abc) | 1.90 ± 0.49 (bc) | 1.75 ± 0.25 (c) | p < 0.031 |
Leaf thickness (μm) | 103.5 ± 11.0 (c) | 126.9 ± 9.9 (a) | 121.5 ± 9.9 (b) | 125.4 ± 12.7 (b) | 108.7 ± 14.1 (c) | 108.0 ± 12.2 (c) | 106.9 ± 11.1 (c) | p = 0.001 |