. 2004 Jan;93(1):25–37. doi: 10.1093/aob/mch005

Table 1.

Size and abundance of starch grains located in sub‐apical pith parenchyma

	March		April		July		October		December
	Abundance(%)	Size(µm²)	Abundance(%)	Size(µm²)	Abundance(%)	Size(µm²)	Abundance(%)	Size(µm²)	Abundance(%)	Size(µm²)
Juvenile	100 (II)	8·1	100	10·0	10	5·1	100	14·5	10	4·5
		(± 2·2)	(II)	(± 2·5)	(I)	(± 0·8)	(II)	(± 2·7)	(I)	(± 0·6)
Adult male	10	3·3	50	6·1	100	14·2	10	3·3	10	3·5
	(I)	(± 0·8)	(II)	(± 1·1)	(II)	(± 2·8)	(II)	(± 1·0)	(I)	(± 0·7)
Adult female	10	3·3	10	5·9	100	15·2	50	5·5	10	4·5
	(I)	(± 0·7)	(I)	(± 1·3)	(II)	(± 3·0)	(II)	(± 1·5)	(I)	(± 0·8)

Grain size was evaluated by measuring the grain surface on longitudinal section.

Abundance was evaluated by calculating the percentage of cells containing amyloplasts and the number of amyloplasts per cell: (I), less than five amyloplasts per cell; (II), more than five amyloplasts per cell.