Figure 6
Comparative investigation of C. vulgaris flower development. Histological slices of 5 μm intervals were fixed in AFE and stained by FCA. Organs and tissues are labelled by veg (vegetative tissue), br (bracts), sep I or sep II (sepals, whorl no.), pet (petals, if available), sta (stamens, if available), ne (nectaroids), car (carpels), ov (ovules) and me (flower meristem), respectively. A-C: different stages of a wild-type inflorescence; D-E: different stages of a 'bud-flowering' inflorescence;