From: Comparison of ecophysiological and leaf anatomical traits of native and invasive plant species
Speciesz | Leaf anatomical traitsy | |||||
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Leaf thickness (μm) | Bulliform cell area (μm2) | Bundle sheath area (μm2)x | Vascular bundle area (μm2) | Sclerenchymatous tissue thickness (μm) | Chlorophyll content (μm) | |
P = 0.005 | P = 0.145 | P = 0.009 | P = 0.018 | P = 0.001 | P = 0.016 | |
Ischaemum muticum (N) | 139.35 ± 18.81b | 7469 ± 584.2a | 2585 ± 540c | 929.5 ± 291c | 25.3 ± 5.205ab | 14.13 ± 1.27b |
Imperata cylindrica (IAS) | 163.66 ± 16.225b | 13,117.5 ± 4017.9a | 7710 ± 3727b | 8068 ± 2432.5a | 44.335 ± 5.35a | 12.6 ± 1.5b |
Thuarea involuta (N) | 234.63 ± 15.85a | 9691 ± 3234.35 a | 16,454.5 ± 5024.5a | 5379.5 ± 2810.6b | 18.935 ± 1.9b | 26.1 ± 7.2a |