Figure 3
From: OsSGL, a novel pleiotropic stress-related gene enhances grain length and yield in rice
The effect of OsSGL on cell number and size in lemma/palea.
(A) Spikelets of 93-11 (left) and 93-11-OE (right) 6 days before heading. Scale bar, 2.5 mm. (B) Magnifications of indicated squares cut at the middle of the longitudinal axis of the panicle. Scale bar, 20 μm. (C and D) Comparisons of parenchyma cell numbers (C) and sizes (D) between 93-11 and 93-11-OE in the longitudinal sections and cross-sections of the inner parenchyma cell layer of spikelets. (E–J) Cross-sections of florets cut horizontally as shown in A. (F and I) lemma; (G and J) palea. 93-11, the middle panels (E–G); 93-11-OE, the bottom panels (H–J). Scale bar, 200 μm and 100 μm, respectively. All P values are based on two-tailed t-tests. Yellow bars, 93-11; blue bars, 93-11-OE. Values are measured as means ± s.e.m. (n = 12 plants).
