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. 2016 Dec 20;7:1891. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01891

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Phenotypes of miR172OEs plants. (A,B) Half panicles of the miR172aOE and ZH11 plants, respectively. (C,F) A spikelet of the miR172aOE plant and ZH11 plant, respectively. (D,G) Dissection of the spikelet in (C,F), respectively. (E) Statistical analysis of the length of the lemma and palea in the transgenic plants. Double asterisks represent significant difference determined by the Student’s t-test at ∗∗P < 0.01. (H,I) Full view and dissection of the spikelet of miR172aOE plants. (J) A plantlet-like spikelet of miR172aOE plants. (K) A spikelet (left) and a grain (right) of miR172bOE plants. (L) Transverse section of ZH11 floret. (M) Zoom in of the palea/lemma interlocking region in (L) (rectangle). (N–Q) Transverse section of the florets of miR172a, miR172b, miR172c, and miR172dOE plants. Bars in (A–D,F–J) were 1 mm, bars in (L–Q) were 0.5 cm. Abbreviations: le, lemma; gl, glume; pl, palea; rg, rudimentary glume; eg, empty glume; lo, lodicule; ov, ovule; st, stamen; sti, stigma; fl, floret; fm, floral meristem.