Figure 3.
SEM micrographs of inflorescences from Ler (A and B) and bp-1 Ler (C–E). (A) Ler wt floral nodes. (B) Ler wt peduncle internode magnified to show differentiated epidermal cells. (C) bp-1 floral nodes. (D and E) bp-1 peduncle internode showing stripes of less differentiated epidermal cells (arrows) that originate below the node. The anatomy of the peduncle of Ler wt (F and H) and bp-1 (G and I) is shown. (F and G) Cross sections through the internodal region of the peduncle of Ler wt and bp-1, respectively. (H and I) Longitudinal sections through the nodal region of Ler wt and bp-1, respectively. The arrows in G demarcate a band of less differentiated cells that originate below the node. co, cortical cell layer; ad, adaxial; ab, abaxial. (Bars: A, B, D, and E–I, 0.1 mm; C, 1 mm.)
