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. 2020 Nov 28;72(5):1617–1633. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa553

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Analysis of lignification patterns of the ventral sheaths in 30-day-old pods (i.e. mature pods) of the totally indehiscent variety Midas and the highly dehiscent IL 038A/2A2. Cross-sections (section thickness, 50 µm) of the ventral suture of Midas (A, B) and 038A/2A2 (C, D) after phloroglucinol staining for lignin. (B, D) Increased magnification from (A, C). Scale bars: 50 µm (A, C); 20 µm (B, D). VS, ventral sheath; VB, vascular bundles; AZ, abscission zone; LAZ, lignified abscission zone. (C, D) Dotted ellipses, lignification areas with no strong cell wall thickening along the ventral sheath.