Table 2 Mean values of the stomatal width (µm) on the adaxial and abaxial leaf surface of sugarcane genotypes.

From: Revisiting the physical mutagenesis for sugarcane improvement: a stomatal prospective

Treatment

Width of stomatal aperture (µm)

Adaxial surface

Abaxial surface

NIA-0819

NIA-98

BL4

Mean

NIA-0819

NIA-98

BL4

Mean

Control

5.10 b

3.35 c

4.71 ab

4.38

5.25 b

5.54 b

5.19 c

5.32

10 Gy

5.57 a

5.33 b

4.67 ab

5.19

6.63 a

5.96 b

5.75 b

6.11

20 Gy

4.35 c

6.17 a

5.02 a

5.18

4.36 c

7.63 a

6.35 a

6.11

30 Gy

3.23 d

3.36 cd

4.14 b

3.57

3.41 d

4.19 c

4.27 d

3.95

40 Gy

1.91 e

2.90 d

3.34 c

2.71

2.39 e

3.27 d

1.28 e

2.31

Means

4.032

4.222

4.376

4.408

5.318

4.568

  1. Means followed by different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).