Figure 2.
Starch in dek5 kernels. (A) Scanning EM of starch granules in dek5 and normal sibling endosperm. (B) Mean and standard deviation of starch granule diameter from three scanning EM images per condition (n = 38 [dek5 12 DAP], 77 [normal 12 DAP], 16 [dek5 24 DAP], and 11 [normal 24 DAP]). (C) Mean and standard deviation of mature endosperm starch granule size (n = 4 biological replicates). Particle sizes <1 µm and >50 µm are excluded. The plot accounts for 86% of total particles. (D) Mean and standard deviation of amylopectin chain-length distribution (n = 3 biological replicates). Bars plot the difference of normal minus mutant.