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. 2012 Aug 3;63(15):5569–5579. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ers207

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Effects of N-(2-chloro-pyridin-4-yl)-N’-phenylurea (CPPU) on tomato fruit histology. (A, B) Transverse sections of ovaries of pollinated (A) and CPPU-treated (B) fruits. (C–E) Pericarp surface area (C), cross-sectional area of pericarp cells (D), and number of cell layers (E) in pericarps of pollinated (Poll.) and CPPU-treated fruits (mean ± SD, n = 9). (F, G) Transverse sections of pedicels of pollinated (F) and CPPU-treated (G) fruits. (H, I) Longitudinal sections of calyxes of pollinated (H) and CPPU-treated (I) fruits. E, epidermis and primary cortex; EP, external phloem; IP, internal phloem; P, pith; X, xylem. Bars, 500 µm (this figure is available in colour at JXB online).