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Table 1 Photosynthetic characteristics of cassava sexual tetraploids and their parents

From: Changes in sucrose metabolism patterns affect the early maturation of Cassava sexual tetraploid roots

Parameters

SC5

SC10

ST

Net photosynthetic rate (μM·m−2·s− 1)

8.47 ± 0.68 b

7.25 ± 1.88 b

10.93 ± 1.35 a

Transpiration rate (mM·m− 2·s− 1)

4.08 ± 0.74 ab

3.94 ± 0.66 b

5.37 ± 0.57 a

Stomatal conductivity (M·m− 2·s− 1)

0.25 ± 0.06 b

0.16 ± 0.04 b

0.36 ± 0.04 a

Intercellular CO2 concentration (μL·L− 1)

172.52 ± 5.22 a

168.69 ± 12.11 a

170.30 ± 4.52 a

Water use efficiency (μM·mol− 1)

2.09 ± 0.55 b

1.84 ± 0.67 c

2.21 ± 0.43 a

  1. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences at the 0.05 level (Duncan’s test)