Botanical Studies

Table 2 Correlations among hydraulic traits of Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

From: Responses of leaf hydraulic traits of Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani to increasing temperature and CO₂ concentrations

	Pn	Gs	Tr	SL	SD	VD	CT	ET	EA	VBL	VBW
Pn
Gs	0.629
Tr	0.888**	0.736*
SL	0.702*	0.551	0.593
SD	− 0.445	− 0.622	− 0.425	− 0.864**
VD	− 0.580	− 0.267	− 0.567	− 0.167	0.127
CT	0.699*	0.689*	0.660*	0.825**	− 0.776**	− 0.286
ET	0.183	0.321	0.486	0.110	− 0.090	− 0.093	− 0.099
EA	0.446	0.449	0.703*	0.365	− 0.235	− 0.063	0.174	0.891**
VBL	0.666*	0.458	0.844**	0.477	− 0.398	− 0.713*	0.450	0.528	0.655
VBW	0.582	0.249	0.747*	0.350	− 0.231	− 0.649	0.230	0.592	0.700*	0.956**
VBA	0.516	0.215	0.695*	0.233	− 0.019	− 0.539	0.133	0.510	0.666*	0.865**	0.901**

Pn net photosynthetic rate, Gs stomatal conductance, Tr transpiration rate, SL stomatal length, SD stomatal density, VD vein density, CT cuticle thickness, ET epidermal thickness, EA epidermal cell area, VBL vascular bundle length, VBW vascular bundle width, VBA vascular bundle area. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01

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