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. 2011 Jul 5;62(14):4819–4831. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err125

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6.

Characterization of the endosperm starch in the ss1ss1/SS3ass3a, SS1ss1/ss3ass3a, ss1 mutant (ΔSSI, e7), ss3a mutant (ΔSSIIIa, e1), and wild-type Nipponbare. (A) X-ray diffraction patterns of endosperm starch. The height and sharpness of major peaks show the degree of starch granule crystallinity. (B) Pasting properties of endosperm starch by rapid visco-analyser (RVA). The viscosity pattern shown is one of at least three replicates. The thin line indicates the change in temperature during measurement with an RVA. (C) Scanning electron micrographs of the endosperm starch granules. Bar=5 μm. (This figure is available in colour at JXB online.)