Table 4 One-way ANOVA of Stomatal Criteria of Ocimum basilicum under Drought and mycorrhiza

Guard cell length (mm) (Adaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.0298 ± 0.0002^b (0.0300 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0275 ± 0.0000^b (0.0279 ± 0.0004^b)ns

0.0210 ± 0.0017^a (0.0240 ± 0.0008^a)ns

Vegetative

0.0317 ± 0.0004^c (0.0328 ± 0.0000)*

0.0290 ± 0.0000^b (0.0296 ± 0.0000^a)ns

0.0246 ± 0.0004^a (0.0250 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Flowering

0.0335 ± 0.0000^a (0.0346 ± 0.0004^c)*

0.0306 ± 0.0000^a (0.0312 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0253 ± 0.0000^a (0.0253 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Fruiting

0.0354 ± 0.0004^c (0.0383 ± 0.0008^c)*

0.0321 ± 0.0002^b (0.0329 ± 0.0004^b)ns

0.0279 ± 0.0004^a (0.0302 ± 0.00017^a)*

Guard cell length (mm) (Abaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.0283 ± 0.0008^b (0.0300 ± 0.0000^c)ns

0.0267 ± 0.008^ab (0.0275 ± 0.000^b)ns

0.0230 ± 0.0008^a (0.0240 ± 0.0008^a)ns

Vegetative

0.0294 ± 0.0005^c (0.0348 ± 0.0000^c)ns

0.0294 ± 0.0000^b (0.0308 ± 0.0008^b)ns

0.0255 ± 0.0008^a (0.0269 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Flowering

0.0321 ± 0.00017^c (0.0375 ± 0.00017^c)*

(0.0321 ± 0.0000^b) (0.0323 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0281 ± 0.0008^a (0.0298 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Fruiting

0.0384 ± 0.0003^c (0.0408 ± 0.0005^c)*

0.0348 ± 0.0001^b (0.0362 ± 0.0005^b)ns

0.0305 ± 0.00029^a (0.0327 ± 0.00017^a)*

Stomatal pore width (mm) (Adaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.0075 ± 0.0000^b (0.0075 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0054 ± 0.0004^a (0.0063 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0048 ± 0.0002^a (0.0050 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Vegetative

0.0075 ± 0.0000^b (0.0075 ± 0.0000^a)ns

0.005 ± 0.0000^a (0.0063 ± 0.0000^a)ns

0.0048 ± 0.00017^a (0.0050 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Flowering

0.0075 ± 0.0000^c (0.0075 ± 0.0000^a)ns

0.0057 ± 0.0001^b (0.0063 ± 0.0000^a)*

0.0050 ± 0.0000^a (0.0052 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Fruiting

0.0079 ± 0.0004^b (0.0095 ± 0.0004^c)*

0.0068 ± 0.0002^b (0.0075 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0051 ± 0.0000^a (0.0061 ± 0.0002^a)*

Stomatal pore width (mm) (Abaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.0075 ± 0.0000^a (0.0075 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0050 ± 0.0000^a (0.0067 ± 0.0004^b)ns

0.0050 ± 0.0000^a (0.0050 ± 0.0000^a)ns

Vegetative

0.0075 ± 0.0000^a (0.0075 ± 0.0000^b)ns

0.0063 ± 0.0000^a (0.0067 ± 0.0004^b)ns

0.0050 ± 0.0000a (0.0050 ± 0.0000a)ns

Flowering

0.0075 ± 0.0000^c (0.0100 ± 0.0000^a)ns

0.0066 ± 0.0003^b (0.0075 ± 0.0000^a)*

0.0051 ± 0.0000a (0.0052 ± 0.0000a)ns

Fruiting

0.0098 ± 0.0002^c (0.0100 ± 0.0000^c)ns

0.0075 ± 0.0000^b (0.0085 ± 0.0003^b)ns

0.0051 ± 0.0000a (0.0058 ± 0.0004a)ns

Stomatal spacing (mm) (Adaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.10938 ± 0.00322a (0.0912 ± 0.0022a)*

0.0786 ± 0.00182^b (0.0658 ± 0.00167^b)*

0.0593 ± 0.00044^c (0.0475 ± 0.00144^c)ns

Vegetative

0.0942 ± 0.00417a (0.0733 ± 0.00083a)*

0.0731 ± 0.00098^b (0.0617 ± 0.00083^b)*

0.0534 ± 0.00175^c (0.0471 ± 0.0011 ^c)*

Flowering

0.0914 ± 0.00074a (0.0842 ± 0.00083a)*

0.0697 ± 0.00148^b (0.0599 ± 0.00152^b)*

0.0503 ± 0.00148^c (0.0417 ± 0.00083^c)*

Fruiting

0.09 ± 0.00144a (0.0725 ± 0.00144a)*

0.0671 ± 0.00182^b (0.0587 ± 0.00073^b)*

0.0498 ± 0.0013^c (0.0367 ± 0.0022 ^c)*

Stomatal spacing (mm) (Abaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

0.0939 ± 0.00145^a (0.0828 ± 0.00148^a)*

0.0695 ± 0.00153^b (0.0579 ± 0.0011^b)*

0.0485 ± 0.00176^c (0.0383 ± 0.00083^c)*

Vegetative

0.0896 ± 0.0015^a (0.0738 ± 0.0026^a)*

0.0633 ± 0.00159^b (0.0570 ± 0.0012^b)*

0.0458 ± 0.0022^a (0.0343 ± 0.00167^c)*

Flowering

0.0857 ± 0.00205^a (0.0632 ± 0.00093^a)*

0.0599 ± 0.0022^b (0.0527 ± 0.00098^b)ns

0.0456 ± 0.00156^c (0.0332 ± 0.0022^c)*

Fruiting

0.0717 ± 0.00093^a (0.0639 ± 0.00074^a)*

0.0542 ± 0.0022^b (0.0481 ± 0.00098^b)ns

0.0404 ± 0.0015^c (0.0303 ± 0.00157^c)*

Stomatal density (number per mm²) (Adaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

19.6296 ± 0.93208^a (23.3827 ± 1.09731^a)*

28.3951 ± 1.23457^b (35.8025 ± 1.23457^b)*

39.5062 ± 1.23457^c (46.9136 ± 1.23457^c)*

Vegetative

25.2469 ± 0.61728^a (27.3333 ± 0.0000^a)*

33.0247 ± 0.98765^b (40.1235 ± 0.61728^b)ns

47.5309 ± 0.61728^c (55.9259 ± 0.37037^c)*

Flowering

29.284 ± 1.23457^a (30.7901 ± 0.53814^a)*

38.5802 ± 0.24691^b (43.8889 ± 1.06917^b)*

52.267 ± 1.9931^c (60.4321 ± 0.53814^c)*

Fruiting

33.5432 ± 0.32664a (32.7531 ± 0.12346a)*

43.4691 ± 0.44513b (49.6667 ± 0.21383b)*

59.1221 ± 1.58395c (68.963 ± 0.42767c)*

Stomatal density (number per mm²) (Abaxial side of lamina)

Seedling

16.7901 ± 1.07627a (23.0864 ± 0.53814a)*

27.1605 ± 1.23457b (41.9753 ± 1.23457b)*

45.6790 ± 1.23457c (54.321 ± 1.23457c)*

Vegetative

22.4444 ± 0.64150a (26.2593 ± 0.85533a)*

34.9383 ± 0.49383b (47.7531 ± 0.96423b)*

52.716 ± 0.53814c (58.5185 ± 0.42767c)*

Flowering

28.4691 ± 0.24691a (31.0741 ± 1.1315a)*

49.6296 ± 0.21383b (54.9753 ± 0.65327b)*

81.5272 ± 1.9931c (92.0123 ± 0.53814c)*

Fruiting

30.2469 ± 0.32664a (34.0741 ± 0.42767a)*

54.4074 ± 0.21383b (59.2469 ± 0.32664b)*

90.5235 ± 0.91449c (99.6914 ± 0.2469c)*