Figure 4
From: First approach to pod dehiscence in faba bean: genetic and histological analyses
Histological study of pods in the parental faba bean lines VF6 (left) and Vf27 (right). (a) Cross-sections of the distal part ventral suture in Vf6 and Vf27 (d). Detail of the dehiscence zone in Vf6 (b) and Vf27 (e); red arrows indicate differences in the degree of lignification of the VS cell wall. Transverse section of the lateral side of the pod in Vf6 (c) and Vf27 (f). Bars, 0.1 mm (a,c,d,f); 0.05 mm (b, e). DZ, dehiscence zone; EP, epidermis; MS, mesocarp; VS, ventral sheath; VB, vascular bundle; EN, endocarp; LFL, lignified fiber layer.
