Fig. 6

Soybean leaf area and weight decreased under shade conditions. a Representative photographs of soybean leaves under white light and shade conditions. Bar = 10 mm. Leaf fresh and dry weight (b, c), leaf area (d) and leaf mass per area (LMA; e) were analyzed after shade stress. Ten soybean leaves were measured under each condition. Error bars represent standard errors. The asterisk (*) indicates the significant difference at P < 0.05 by Student’s t-test analysis. L, shade; S, shade