Table 3.
Dimension of parenchyma and vessel obtained from inner part of bottom samples in three Korean bamboo species

Characteristics		Phyllostachys pubescens	Phyllostachys nigra	Phyllostachys bambusoides
Vessel
Diameter (μm)	Cross section	117.9 ± 8.1C	90.9 ± 6.4A	95.8 ± 9.0B
Parenchyma cell
Diameter (μm)	Cross section	47.8 ± 6.3C	35.4 ± 3.8A	43.5 ± 4.8B
Length (μm)	Radial section	107.5 ± 15.1C	100.2 ± 22.1A	104.5 ± 17.5B
	Tangential section	104.2 ± 6.2A	102.3 ± 5.1A	103.7 ± 4.1A
Width (μm)	Radial section	45.6 ± 5.1B	34.4 ± 3.9A	44.1 ± 5.9B
	Tangential section	43.3 ± 2.7B	35.1 ± 2.8A	46.1 ± 4.3C

Notes : The means are averages of 40 measurements. Means within a line followed by the same capital letter are not significantly different at 5% significance level using Duncan’s multiple range test