Biomechanics of Atlas Cedar Roots in response to the Medium Hydromechanical Characteristics

Table 3

Dimensions of various root anatomical structures.

	Hyd	Ver	Saw	VGr	San
D. main root (µm)	783.67 ± 2.56^d	733.00 ± 14.77^e	933.14 ± 17.85^b	852.25 ± 6.43^c	1614.73 ± 6.51^a
W. epidermis (µm)	25.18 ± 1.15^b	14.00 ± 0.73^c	27.17 ± 0.54^b	25.74 ± 1.28^b	37.55 ± 1.28^a
W. cortex (µm)	182.80 ± 1.13^d	186.16 ± 4.37^d	267.46 ± 5.52^b	221.43 ± 6.27^c	487.08 ± 7.84^a
N. cortex cell	6.68 ± 0.15^cb	7.18 ± 0.23^b	6.56 ± 0.10^c	6.50 ± 0.16^c	7.98 ± 0.18^a
W. vascular cylinder (µm)	186.29 ± 3.92^b	155.66 ± 4.00^c	175.15 ± 3.85^b	175.74 ± 1.55^b	289.39 ± 3.07^a
D. cortex cell (µm)	27.74 ± 0.56^d	26.38 ± 0.91^d	41.12 ± 1.24^b	34.74 ± 1.50^c	62.07 ± 1.88^a

W: width, D: diameter, and N: number. Mean ± SD followed by letters indicates significant differences ( LSD test). The acronyms of media are as designated as in Table 1.