Table 1 Leaflet traits (mean ± SE) of peanut plants grown under three different light intensities.

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

Trait

Unit

full sun

65% shade

96% shade

LA

mm2

908.8 ± 88.1a

1016.9 ± 90.9a

597.3 ± 48.4b

MVD

mm mm−2

7.5 ± 0.3a

6.8 ± 0.1b

7.1 ± 0.1ab

MVT

μm

11.6 ± 0.2a

10.6 ± 0.2b

9.7 ± 0.1c

SD

no.mm−2

307.5 ± 10.7a

253.4 ± 3.2b

246.0 ± 3.1b

SL

μm

25.9 ± 0.5a

26.0 ± 0.4a

26.2 ± 0.4a

SV

no.mm−1

41.0 ± 0.5a

37.0 ± 0.2b

34.7 ± 0.3c

  1. LA = leaflet area, MVD = minor vein density, MVT = minor vein thickness, SD = stomatal density, SL = stomatal length, SV = stomata number per minor vein length. Different letters indicate a significant difference in a leaf trait between different light conditions (P < 0.05).