Table 3. Effect of temperature on stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, vapor pressure deficit of leaf-air and water use efficiency of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge exposed to LED at 1,000 μmol/m2/s of photosynthetic photon density, 400 ppm CO2
| Temperature | Stomatal conductance (mmol/m2/s) | Transpiration rate (mmol H2O/m2/s) | Vapor pressure deficit (kPa) | Water use efficiency (μmol CO2/mmol H2O) |
| 20°C | 0.035a1) | 0.698b | 1.918c | 7.108a |
| 25°C | 0.024b | 0.720a | 2.848b | 4.955b |
| 30°C | 0.012c | 0.507c | 4.023a | 3.311b |
Values represent the mean (n=3). Means with different letters are significantly different at p<0.05 probability level by Duncan’s multiple range test.