Typical patterns of vascular tissues in
6-week-old A. tumefaciens-induced crown galls on tomato
stems observed in thick, longitudinal radial sections cleared with
lactic acid and stained with lacmoid. a, Circular vessels surrounded by
parenchyma cells in wild-type stems. b, Circular vessels surrounded by
fibers in the Nr mutant. Small arrows, Circular vessels;
large arrows, fibers. Both photographs are at the same magnification
(bar = 100 μm).