A simple and rapid method for preparing the whole section of starchy seed to investigate the morphology and distribution of starch in different regions of seed

Table 1 Seed samples used in this study

Categories	Species
Cereal seed	Japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Zhonghua 11 and its ae mutant
	Indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Teqing and its transgenic line TRS with inhibition of starch branching enzyme [13]
	Maize (Zea mays L.) dent corn inbred line Xianyu 335 and its ae mutant Zae35 and Zae50
	Maize (Zea mays L.) popcorn inbred line SK
	Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar Yangnongpi 5
	Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Yangmai 13
Non-cereal seed	Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)
Non-cereal seed	Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris Linn.)

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