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. 2021 Jan 6;10:e63262. doi: 10.7554/eLife.63262

Table 2. Cell numbers and total volumes of the major ovule tissues.

	Tissue
Stage^*	Nucellus		Central region		Inner integument		Outer integument		Funiculus
	N cells	Volume (x10⁴ μm³)	N cells	Volume (x10⁴ μm³)	N cells	Volume (x10⁴ μm³)	N cells	Volume (x10⁴ μm³)	N cells	Volume (x10⁴ μm³)
2-III	58.1 ± 8.1	0.6 ± 0.1	35.0 ± 5.7	0.4 ± 0.08	23.5 ± 5.5	0.30 ± 0.07	53.8 ± 12.1	0.8 ± 0.2	153.7 ± 28.5	2.0 ± 0.5
2-IV	64.6 ± 5.9	0.7 ± 0.1	57.6 ± 9.7	0.7 ± 0.01	48.1 ± 5.9	0.62 ± 0.08	66.6 ± 10.6	1.4 ± 0.3	210.2 ± 23.6	2.5 ± 0.3
2-V	64.5 ± 10.5	0.7 ± 0.1	85.0 ± 12.2	1.2 ± 0.2	79.3 ± 8.4	1.0 ± 0.1	124.0 ± 20.2	3.4 ± 0.6	295.9 ± 50.0	3.4 ± 0.8
3-I	66.9 ± 13.4	0.7 ± 0.1	118.9 ± 25.4	1.9 ± 0.4	132.6 ± 18.2	2.04 ± 0.4	235.9 ± 37.6	8.8 ± 1.7	392.4 ± 36.4	4.5 ± 0.6
3-II	56.0 ± 14.4	0.7 ± 0.1	158.1 ± 16.6	2.9 ± 0.3	194.7 ± 22.9	4.0 ± 0.6	289.1 ± 12.6	13.2 ± 1.3	477.1 ± 54.2	6.0 ± 0.8
3-III	64.4 ± 16.6	0.8 ± 0.1	172.2 ± 23.4	3.1 ± 0.5	216.8 ± 25.4	4.7 ± 0.8	324.5 ± 21.4	13.9 ± 1.8	496.2 ± 50.6	6.0 ± 1.0
3-IV	77.7 ± 12.2	1.0 ± 0.2	191.3 ± 20.1	3.6 ± 0.5	255.8 ± 28.4	5.8 ± 0.6	349.6 ± 26.6	15.9 ± 1.3	511.1 ± 75.8	7.3 ± 1.7
3-V	77.4 ± 20.4	1.2 ± 0.3	209.2 ± 31.7	3.9 ± 0.7	343.5 ± 48.3	7.6 ± 1.1	439.8 ± 57.0	18.6 ± 1.3	506.8 ± 40.1	7.1 ± 0.8
3-VI	85.9 ± 17.2	1.3 ± 0.2	268.5 ± 31.4	5.3 ± 0.8	453.9 ± 69.8	10.6 ± 1.9	551.6 ± 62.7	22.7 ± 3.7	533.0 ± 68.6	7.7 ± 1.1

*Number of 3D digital ovules scored: 10 (stages 2-II- 3-II, 3-IV, 3-VI), 11 (stages 3-III, 3-V).

Values represent mean ± SD.