Figure 8.

Increased mechanical strength of reassembled crude cell walls in 1st internode stems of the CesA6‐like overexpressing plants. (a) Schematic flow for mechanical force measurements (Young's modulus) of reassembled crude cell walls in 1st internode stems of 7‐week‐old plants using AFM. (b, c) Mean value (b) and distribution (c) of Young's modulus of crude cell walls. Bars indicated means of two biological replicates; 30 cell segments (n = 30) were measured for each replicate; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 by Wilcoxon test.