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Fig. 4 | Plant Methods

Fig. 4

From: Identification of the initial water-site and movement in Gleditsia sinensis seeds and its relation to seed coat structure

Fig. 4

SEM images of the longitudinal and transverse structure of Gleditsia sinensis seeds. A transverse section of the seed outside the hilar region (300×); B–D longitudinal sections of mature seeds in the hilar region (80×, 200×, and 200×, respectively); E longitudinal section of mature seeds at the micropyle (400 ×); F–H longitudinal section of the seed in the hilar region (F), micropyle (G), and lens (H) after reduction in seed coat hardness (magnification 50×, 150×, and 150×, respectively). CU cuticle, EN endosperm, HI hilum, LE lens, LL light line, MI micropyle, OS osteosclereid layer, PL palisade layer, SC sclerenchymatous cell layer, VB vascular bundle

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Plant Methods

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