Table 1 Size information, expansion and relative expansion rate of leaves at different time periods.
Leaf No. | Initial size | Expansion (mm2/mm2) | Relative expansion rate (mm2/mm2/day) | Experimental details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (mm) | Area (mm 2 ) | Day 5 | Day 10 | Day 15 | Day 0-5 | Day 5-10 | Day 10-15 | ||
1 | 20 | 184 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.33 | 0.064 | 0.012 | Patterned. |
2 | 18 | 159 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.32 | 0.065 | 0.013 | |
3 | 20 | 214 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.13 | 0.019 | 0.007 | |
4 | 20 | 195 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.10 | 0.021 | 0.006 | |
5 | 17 | 169 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.05 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Patterned; partly covered. |
6 | 18 | 202 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.08 | 0.034 | 0.010 | |
7 | 19 | 176 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.17 | 0.038 | 0.009 | Controls. |
8 | 19 | 180 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.10 | 0.020 | 0.006 | |
9 | 20 | 193 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.25 | 0.040 | 0.007 | |
10 | 17 | 163 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.30 | 0.067 | 0.011 | |