Figure 4
Dynamics of spatial heterogeneity of whole-plant photosynthetic efficiency during development and severe water deficit. Bimodal separation (S) of F v/F m values of well-watered (WW) plants and stressed plants (SWD; surviving and perishing) as a function of days after four-leaves stage (beginning of SWD) until bolting. S = (μmax - μmin) / 2 (σmax + σmin) measures the distance between the modes and is superior to 1 essentially if the two modes do not overlap. Data are means (± SE) of 13–29 plants.