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Fig. 1 | Plant Methods

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From: Spatially-localized bench-top X-ray scattering reveals tissue-specific microfibril orientation in Moso bamboo

Fig. 1

Various cross-sections of a Moso bamboo sample. (T–R) The bamboo culm wall pieces comprise of vascular bundles (VB) embedded in a parenchyma (P) matrix. One vascular bundle (VB, shaded with brown/gray) comprises of fibers (F), two metaxylem vessels (V) and the metaphloem (*). The red/gray rectangle shows the region-of-interest used for reconstructing parenchyma cell lumens. (T–L) The longitudinal axes of the fibers and parenchyma are parallel. (L–R) The aspect ratio is low in the parenchyma. Scale bar is 400 \(\mu\)m. The arrows indicate the orientation with respect to the bamboo culm wall: L = longitudinal, R = radial and T = tangential

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