Phase contract microscopy (PCM) adjustment factors – overall plant summaries
Fibre diameter, μm | Fibre length, μm | Plant 1 | Plant 3 | Plant 4 |
PCM factor (CI)*† | PCM factor (CI)† | PCM factor (CI)† | ||
<0.25 | <1.5 | 7.274 (6.668 to 7.946) | 8.325 (7.546 to 9.215) | 9.150 (8.534 to 9.803) |
1.5–3.0 | 2.583(2.347 to 2.854) | 2.508 (2.215 to 2.797) | 4.094 (3.779 to 4.425) | |
>3.0–5.0 | 1.094 (0.970 to 1.231) | 0.973 (0.828 to 1.118) | 1.507 (1.360 to 1.661) | |
>5.0–10.0 | 0.597 (0.539 to 0.666) | 0.604 (0.545 to 0.676) | 1.184 (1.104 to 1.270) | |
>10.0–15.0 | 0.1534(0.129 to 0.180) | 0.196 (0.165 to 0.229) | 0.301 (0.272 to 0.331) | |
>15.0–20.0 | 0.090 (0.076 to 0.104) | 0.113 (0.093 to 0.136) | 0.111 (0.098 to 0.124) | |
>20.0–40.0 | 0.097 (0.083 to 0.111) | 0.132 (0.111 to 0.155) | 0.145 (0.131 to 0.159) | |
>40.0 | 0.035 (0.027 to 0.044) | 0.047 (0.036 to 0.059) | 0.044 (0.037 to 0.052) | |
0.25–1.0 | <1.5 | 0.142 (0.104 to 0.187) | 0.214 (0.163 to 0.272) | 0.366 (0.312 to 0.424) |
1.5–3.0 | 0.360 (0.293 to 0.430) | 0.453 (0.371 to 0.532) | 0.778 (0.696 to 0.863) | |
>3.0–5.0 | 0.285 (0.228 to 0.342) | 0.298 (0.236 to 0.368) | 0.571 (0.497 to 0.648) | |
>5.0–10.0 | 0.329 (0.299 to 0.355) | 0.311 (0.278 to 0.343) | 0.419 (0.394 to 0.445) | |
>10.0–15.0 | 0.118 (0.097 to 0.140) | 0.125 (0.103 to 0.148) | 0.159 (0.139 to 0.179) | |
>15.0–20.0 | 0.067 (0.055 to 0.079) | 0.076 (0.062 to 0.090) | 0.059 (0.052 to 0.068) | |
>20.0–40.0 | 0.127 (0.113 to 0.141) | 0.118 (0.100 to 0.136) | 0.087 (0.077 to 0.097) | |
>40.0 | 0.086 (0.074 to 0.099) | 0.062 (0.049 to 0.075) | 0.053 (0.046 to 0.061) | |
>1.0–3.0 | >1.5–3.0 | 0.012 (0.004 to 0.021) | 0.017 (0.004 to 0.036) | 0.009 (0.003 to 0.017) |
>3.0–5.0 | 0.029 (0.014 to 0.044) | 0.040 (0.019 to 0.064) | 0.049 (0.030 to 0.069) | |
>5.0–10.0 | 0.075 (0.059 to 0.092) | 0.083 (0.066 to 0.101) | 0.070 (0.057 to 0.083) | |
>10.0–15.0 | 0.0400 (0.028 to 0.052) | 0.061 (0.047 to 0.077) | 0.048 (0.036 to 0.062) | |
>15.0–20.0 | 0.032 (0.025 to 0.039) | 0.037 (0.027 to 0.048) | 0.022 (0.017 to 0.027) | |
>20.0–40.0 | 0.045 (0.036 to 0.055) | 0.042 (0.032 to 0.055) | 0.032 (0.026 to 0.038) | |
>40.0 | 0.036 (0.029 to 0.044) | 0.015 (0.009 to 0.023) | 0.013 (0.010 to 0.017) | |
>3.0 | >5.0–10.0 | 0.0000 (0.000 to 0.000) | 0.003 (0.000 to 0.007) | 0.005 (0.002 to 0.009) |
>10.0–15.0 | 0.013 (0.006 to 0.021) | 0.012 (0.004 to 0.018) | 0.011 (0.006 to 0.016) | |
>15.0–20.0 | 0.007 (0.003 to 0.010) | 0.009 (0.004 to 0.014) | 0.006 (0.003 to 0.009) | |
>20.0–40.0 | 0.017 (0.012 to 0.023) | 0.030 (0.021 to 0.039) | 0.010(0.007 to 0.013) | |
>40.0 | 0.008 (0.004 to 0.012) | 0.018 (0.011 to 0.026) | 0.007 (0.004 to 0.010) |
*PCM factors are rounded to the third decimal for presentation. †Lower 5% and upper 95% confidence intervals from bootstrap analyses.