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From: Anatomically induced changes in rice leaf mesophyll conductance explain the variation in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency under contrasting nitrogen supply

Fig. 2

Effects of different nitrogen supply levels on integral leaf variables (a), mesophyll cell (b) and chloroplast (c, d) anatomical characteristics. MA (g m− 2), leaf dry mass per area. TL (μm), leaf thickness. DL (g m− 2 μm− 1), leaf density. Tm (μm), mesophyll thickness. Tmc (μm), mesophyll cell wall thickness. Smes (μm2 μm− 2), mesophyll surface area exposed to intercellular airspace. Sc (μm2 μm− 2), chloroplast surface area exposed to intercellular airspace. Nc, chloroplast number per mesophyll cell. Lc (μm), chloroplast length. Tc (μm), chloroplast thickness. Secc (μm2), chloroplast section area. Volc (μm3), chloroplast volume. Surc (μm2), chloroplast surface area. The error bars indicate the standard deviation and at least 15 replicates were conducted for each parameter

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