Table 1 The values of the non-time varying parameters

Xylem water potential

0 to -2.0 MPa

Ψ_X

[5, 6, 44]

Subsidiary cell to guard cell water potential difference

-0.1 to -0.05 MPa

ΔΨ_SG(t)

[45]

Maximum Guard Cell Volume

4.3 × 10^-16 m³

V_max

[46]

Maximum Stomatal Aperture

5 × 10^-6m

Stom_max

[28, 46]

Stomata Density

250 × 10⁶ /m²

σ_S

[38, 46]

Subsidiary cell : Guard Cell Contact Surface Area

2.4 × 10^-10m²

A_SG

[40]

Fraction of total leaf volume that is air

50%

f_v

[40]

Leaf Thickness

1 × 10^-3m

Leafthick

Eamus unpbl.

% Mesophyll Cell surface in contact with air

50%

f_c

[40]

Maximum membrane hydraulic conductivity

5 × 10>^-14m s^-1 Pa^-1

L_P

[47]

Mesophyll cell wall thickness

3 × 10^-6 m

Δx_MW

Eamus unpbl.

Depth of stomatal channel

5 × 10^-6 m

Δx_GW

Eamus unpbl.

Wax Factor Out

2 × 10⁴

W_OUT

Wax Factor IN

5 × 10³

W_IN

Ratio of cuticular to stomatal transpiration when stomata are fully open

Ca 0.01

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