Table 4.

Cell length and number in the styles of control and MIR167 flowers

Distance from the ovary	Control LA1589	MIR167
Proximal, region 1 (µm)	27.9±5.0	19.5±1.8
Region 2 (µm)	107.4±25.5	58.9±6.5
Region 3 (µm)	247.0±44.1	61.7±6.6
Distal, region 4 (µm)	79.0±19.4	30.6±2.6
Total cell number	51±3.9	84.3±6.0

Region 1 is closest to the ovary. Region 2 and 3 are in the middle, whereas region 4 is furthest away from the ovary, proximal to the stigma. Epidermal cell length and number of the styles were evaluated using SEM.