Skip to main content
. 2008 Oct;180(2):811–820. doi: 10.1534/genetics.108.093070

Figure 3.—

Figure 3.—

Comparison of the fiber initiation and length between the antisense transgenic GhMYB109 and wild-type cotton. (A–F) Scanning electron micrographs of the ovule surface of the antisense transgenic GhMYB109 (AS54-1) and wild-type plants. Ovules of the wild-type and transgenic plants are at 0 DPA (A and D), 3 DPA (B and E) and 3 DPA (C and F). The length of fibers in the transgenic plant is much shorter than that in wild-type plant at the same stage. (G) Mature bolls from the transgenic plants AS24-1 and AS54-1 were smaller than that in the wild type. (H) Fibers in the transgenic plants AS24-1 and AS54-1 were much shorter than that in the wild type. (I) Mature fiber lengths of the transgenic antisense GhMYB109 and wild-type cotton seeds. Measurement of the fiber lengths showed that the fiber length in the transgenic plants was reduced ∼33% compared with wild-type plants. f, fiber; s, stoma. Bars: 2 cm in G and 1 cm in H.