Figure 5.
Observation on leaf vein patterns in birch. (A) Analysis of leaf vein traits in NT, H4, and RIH4 transgenic lines. The whole leaf stained by safranine O is used to investigate leaf vein systems. (B) Microscopic and anatomical observation on the primary vein of NT, H4, and RIH4 transgenic lines. The data are analyzed by the SPSS v24.0 software with Duncan’s test at p < 0.05 and presented as average values ± SE. The same letter indicates no significant difference, and different letters indicate a statistically significant difference. GT, ground tissue; Ph, phloem tissue; MT, mechanical tissue; X, xylem tissue; LE, lower epidermis; UE, upper epidermis.
