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Table 1 Effects of different light treatments on leaf anatomy of sweet pepper seedlings at 28 day after treatment

From: Effects of red and blue light on leaf anatomy, CO2 assimilation and the photosynthetic electron transport capacity of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings

Treatments

Leaf thickness (μm)

Palisade mesophyll issue thickness (μm)

Spongy mesophyll issue thickness (μm)

Upper epidermis thickness (μm)

Lower epidermis thickness (μm)

Palisade mesophyll tissue/spongy mesophyll tissue ratio

W

122.54 ± 4.92 b

39.73 ± 2.11 b

67.92 ± 3.02 b

8.35 ± 0.39 b

6.21 ± 0.11 ab

0.59 ± 0.06 ab

R

103.25 ± 3.78 c

30.21 ± 1.32 c

59.03 ± 2.82 c

6.23 ± 0.15 c

5.88 ± 0.19 b

0.51 ± 0.03 b

B

130.22 ± 3.15 b

43.33 ± 1.87 b

73.24 ± 1.45 b

7.96 ± 0.27 b

6.07 ± 0.14 b

0.59 ± 0.02 a

RB

146.90 ± 5.21 a

50.07 ± 2.56 a

81.02 ± 2.56 a

10.18 ± 0.11 a

6.42 ± 0.12 a

0.62 ± 0.04 a

  1. Data are presented as means ± SE, n = 3. Different letters indicate significant differences between values (p < 0.05). W white light, R monochromatic R light, B monochromatic B light, RB mixed R and B light of 3:1. The same as below