Table 1.
The ten species analyzed; their scientific and common names, growth form and initial percent water content.
Figure 1.
Decrease in area of different growth forms and species after two storage methods.
Decrease in leaf area after (A) pressed dry and (B) cold (2°C) storage. Different letters indicate significant differences between species (P≤0.05, n = 250). Growth forms not connected by solid bars are significantly different (P≤0.05). Abbreviations for growth forms are Co - conifer, Fe - fern, Fo - forb, Gr - graminoid, Wo - woody dicot. Abbreviations for species are given in Table 1. Error bars indicate 1 SE.
Table 2.
Difference in leaf area between fresh and treated leaves of ten species and the respective percent decrease in area.
Figure 2.
Water loss of the different growth forms and species after cold (2°C) storage.
Different letters indicate significant differences within storage treatment (P≤0.05, n = 175 for ambient temperature storage, n = 225 for the other treatments). Growth forms not connected by solid bars are significantly different (P≤0.05). Abbreviations for growth forms are Co - conifer, Fe - fern, Fo - forb, Gr - graminoid, Wo - woody dicot. Abbreviations for species are given in Table 1. Error bars indicate 1 SE.