Fig. 3
From: Investigating the microstructure of plant leaves in 3D with lab-based X-ray computed tomography
Quantitative analysis of leaf structures showed differences between species. a Leaf porosity values (%) for three monocot and three dicot species. b Surface area of the mesophyll cells exposed to intercellular airspaces (Smes) per unit leaf area (mm2 mm−2). N = 5–6 plants. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test, with analyses conducted separately for monocots and for dicots (dicots F = 6.2, P = 0.02; monocots F = 16.9, P < 0.01). Boxes with a letter in common are not significantly different from one another at the 95% confidence level. Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM)