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Table 2 Comparison of global measures of length between X-ray in-line phase tomography and conventional histology of different maize seed compartment at 7 DAP

From: Fast virtual histology using X-ray in-line phase tomography: application to the 3D anatomy of maize developing seeds

Imaging technique

X-ray in-line phase tomography (%)

Conventional histology (%)

Nucellus

85

85

Endosperm

47.5

52

Embryon

1.2

2.0

  1. The reference 100 % is taken as the length of the pericarp
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Plant Methods

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