Comparison of young inflorescence stem of AtPP2CF1oe, ABI1oe, phyB, and cry2 phyB plants. Basal parts (10mm from the rosette base) of primary inflorescence stems that reached a length of 10–15cm were used for the observations and measurements. (A) Transverse primary inflorescence stem sections from wild-type (WT), AtPP2CF1oe (#1 and #2), ABI1oe, phyB, and cry2 phyB plants. Sections were 100-μm thick and stained with toluidine blue. Scale bar: 500 μm. (B, C) Stem area (B) and epidermal cell width (C). Stem epidermal cell width was determined as the stem circumference divided by the epidermal cell number in transverse stem sections. Values represent the mean ± SE. Different letters above bars indicate statistically significant differences between the lines, assessed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison tests at P < 0.05.