Fig. 5.

Ovary development (A–C) and dry mass (D) 10 d after pollination, when shade was imposed around pollination in maize plants as in Fig. 1A. (A) Unshaded controls, (B) shade plus sucrose infused into the stems, as in Fig. 1B, and (C) shade. Scale bar (applies to all micrographs) = 1 mm. Data in (D) are means ± s.e. for 4–7 plants.