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Comparisons of the rate of assimilation and the anatomy of the leaves of contrasting genotypes of the grass Lolium indicate that the rate of photosynthesis at saturating light intensities depends on the thickness of the leaves and the size of the mesophyll cells.
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WILSON, D., COOPER, J. Assimilation of Lolium in Relation to Leaf Mesophyll. Nature 214, 989–992 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214989a0
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