Table 2 Specifications for the leaf excision (“LE”) experiment. Leaves are numbered from oldest to youngest
Treatment code | Maize | Cucumber | Pea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excised leaf | TLA (cm2) | rELA (%) | excised leaf | TLA (cm2) | rELA (%) | excised leaf | TLA (cm2) | rELA (%) | |
LE-0 | None | 420 | 0 | None | 2518 | 0 | None | 462 | 0 |
LE-1 | 3 | 396 | 9 | 1–3 | 2441 | 15 | 1–3 | 520 | 17 |
LE-2 | 3–4 | 375 | 41 | 1–5 | 2290 | 48 | 1–5 | 545 | 42 |
LE-3 | 3–5 | 337 | 79 | 1–8 | 2538 | 81 | 1–7 | 481 | 55 |
LE-4 | 3–6 | 394 | 94 | 1–12 | 2318 | 92 | 1–9 | 505 | 76 |
LE-5 | Decap | 369 | 100 | Decap | 2329 | 100 | Decap | 471 | 100 |