Table 2 Stomatal aperture, stomatal size, stomatal density (SD) and maximum stomatal conductance to water vapor (gwmax) on the adaxial and abaxial surfaces of leaves for tomato under the well-watered (CK) and drought conditions
Treatment | stomatal aperture (µm) | stomatal size (µm2) | SD (mm−2) | gwmax (mol H2O m−2 s−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CKada | 4.57±0.3 b | 50.91±6.85 b | 204.18±9.8 c | 0.65±0.06 b |
CKaba | 5.30±0.1 a | 63.39±3.4 a | 291.68±1.7 a | 0.98±0.03 a |
Droughtada | 3.73±0.2 c | 38.98±1.6 bc | 226.56±5.4 b | 0.67±0.03 b |
Droughtaba | 3.34±0.1 c | 32.28±3.1 c | 295.08±9.6 a | 0.80±0.06 b |