Figure 5From: Plant disease resistance is augmented in uzu barley lines modified in the brassinosteroid receptor BRI1The cell wall composition and epidermal cell morphology of leaves of barley cultivars Akashinriki and Bowman and their uzu derivatives (Aka-uzu and Bow-uzu). (A) Twenty days post-stem base treatment the third leaves were removed and cleared for microscopic analysis (bar indicates 50 μm, arrows indicate epidermal cell layer) (a: Akashinriki, b: Akashinriki-uzu, c: Bowman and d: Bowman-uzu and (B) the remaining of the green plant tissue was pooled together and analysed for lignin and cellulose content. Bars indicate SEM (LSD 0.05 cellulose = 1.12, lignin = 0.91).Back to article page