From: Genetic association of stomatal traits and yield in wheat grown in low rainfall environments
Experiment | Trait | Stomatal Density | Stomatal index | Aperture length | Aperture width | Aperture area | Guard cell length | Guard cell width | Guard cell area | APL/APW | GCL/GCW | Yield |
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 | Acronym | SD (n/mm2) | SI (%) | APL (μm) | APW (μm) | APA (μm2) | GCL (μm) | GCW (μm) | GCA (μm2) |  |  | YLD (t/ha) |
Lameroo | Mean ± STD | 63 ± 2.64 | 8.05 ± 1.12 | 31.31 ± 2.66 | 3.87 ± 0.44 | 121.39 ± 17.79 | 45.81 ± 3.12 | 10.01 ± 0.67 | 459.10 ± 49.31 | 8.21 ± 0.46 | 3.04 ± 0.67 | 2.32 ± 0.36 |
 | Min-Max | 43–84 | 5.45–11.21 | 23.71–38.03 | 1.68–4.80 | 77.5–174.51 | 37.74–54.72 | 8.08–11.90 | 343.20–626 | 6.19–16.99 | 3.4–5.68 | 1.39–3.25 |
 | h 2 (%) | 40 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 47 | 35 |
 | F-test | ** | ** | ** | ns | * | ** | ns | ** | ns | ns | * |
 | RAC875 | 71 | 10.82 | 30.30 | 3.68 | 111.49 | 43.46 | 9.47 | 411.35 | 8.23 | 4.58 | 2.31 |
 | Kukri | 69 | 9.44 | 30.43 | 4.21 | 127.94 | 43.96 | 10.79 | 474.33 | 7.22 | 4.07 | 2.18 |
Roseworthy | Mean ± STD | 70 ± 1.80 | 9.98 ± 1.28 | 31.56 ± 2.28 | 4.89 ± 0.37 | 155.04 ± 20.84 | 44.92 ± 2.34 | 8.06 ± 0.45 | 386.91 ± 36.11 | 6.45 ± 0.32 | 5.22 ± 0.41 | 2.93 ± 0.28 |
 | Min-Max | 46–92 | 7.25–12.75 | 28.25–36.25 | 3.40–6.5 | 119.20–201.01 | 41.00–51.39 | 7.99–10.12 | 200.41–520.30 | 5.19–7.15 | 4.62–5.76 | 2.44–3.44 |
 | h 2 (%) | 50 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 43 |
 | F-test | ** | ** | * | ns | * | * | ns | * | ns | ns | * |
 | RAC875 | 67 | 9.39 | 33.07 | 4.68 | 149.3 | 47.15 | 9.13 | 430.85 | 7.06 | 5.16 | 3.09 |
 | Kukri | 61 | 8.70 | 32.43 | 5.77 | 163.7 | 45.11 | 10.34 | 466.84 | 5.62 | 4.36 | 2.73 |
WW | Mean ± STD | 65 ± 1.26 | 11.04 ± 1.26 | 37.77 ± 1.81 | 6.14 ± 0.96 | 232.88 ± 38.07 | 49.13 ± 2.17 | 12.27 ± 1.23 | 409.68 ± 55.35 | 6.26 ± 0.14 | 4.41 ± 0.23 | - |
 | Min-Max | 52–80 | 10.75–16.00 | 33.74–41.67 | 4.74–8.74 | 170.92–331.42 | 45.11–53.15 | 9.44–15.11 | 227.68–614.83 | 4.28–7.97 | 3.26–5.39 | - |
 | h 2 (%) | 42 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 41 | - |
 | F-test | ** | ** | ** | ** | * | ** | * | ** | ns | ns | - |
 | RAC875 | 75 | 14 | 34.53 | 5.33 | 184.04 | 45.48 | 10.12 | 344.36 | 6.47 | 4.49 | - |
 | Kukri | 50 | 11 | 41.83 | 7.07 | 295.13 | 53.94 | 12.35 | 475.97 | 5.91 | 4.36 | - |
D | Mean ± STD | 67 ± 1.83 | 10.84 ± 1.38 | 36.85 ± 2.30 | 5.04 ± 0.52 | 185.78 ± 22.81 | 48.44 ± 2.64 | 9.87 ± 0.7 | 360.31 ± 38.43 | 7.38 ± 0.64 | 4.92 ± 0.31 | - |
 | Min-Max | 53–89 | 11.25–17.14 | 30.68–42.48 | 4.16–6.63 | 142.08–244.43 | 41.16–55.15 | 8.40–11.85 | 227.31–436.57 | 4.98–8.97 | 3.74–6.11 | - |
 | h 2 (%) | 44 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | - |
 | F-test | ** | ** | ** | ns | * | ** | ns | ** | ns | ns | - |
 | RAC875 | 80 | 16.83 | 33.18 | 5.09 | 166.20 | 44.03 | 9.87 | 324.83 | 6.51 | 4.46 | - |
 | Kukri | 57 | 11.18 | 40.51 | 5.37 | 214.78 | 52.27 | 9.81 | 373.37 | 7.54 | 5.32 | - |