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Figure 5

From: Stable stomatal number per minor vein length indicates the coordination between leaf water supply and demand in three leguminous species

Figure 5

Relationships between traits in sun leaves within D. odorifera and D. renifolium. (a), (b), (d) and (f) Relationships between leaflet area, minor vein density (MVD), stomatal density (SD), stomatal number per minor vein length (SV), and leaf node (leaflet node for D. odorifera). Leaflets were numbered according to their order of production on the rachis or on the shoot. Different lowercase letters in each panel indicate a significant difference in the traits of the same species (P < 0.05). For D. odorifera and D. renifolium, MVD, SD and SV did not significantly change with the leaflet node. (c), (e) and (g) Relationships between leaflet area (LA), MVD (significant for D. odorifera, MVD = 11.2–0.001 × LA, r 2 = 0.17, P < 0.01), SD, and SV for D. odorifera and D. renifolium. Each symbol represents one leaflet.

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