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. 2019 Mar 20;10:277. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00277

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Photomicrographs of transverse section showing comparative anatomical changes of HLB-affected citrus lamina. (A–H) Epifluorescence micrograph of anatomical characters through 20× objective lens. (A) HLB-free SB mandarin; (B) “Bearss” lemon; (C) SB mandarin; (D) “Valencia” sweet orange; (E) LB8-1 mandarin; (F) LB8-2 mandarin; (G) LB8-15 mandarin; (H) LB9-13 mandarin; and (I) light micrograph through 40× objective lens with methylene blue-azure A solution and basic fuchsin solution staining, LB8-15 mandarin. The red arrow in image (I) indicates the starch granules in a light micrograph. Scale bars = 20 μm. Abbreviations: UC, upper cuticle; UE, upper epidermis; PPC, palisade parenchyma cell; SPC, spongy parenchyma cell; ES, intercellular air empty space; LE, lower epidermis; and LC, lower cuticle.