Fig. 5From: Seasonal and diurnal patterns of non-structural carbohydrates in source and sink tissues in field maizeDiurnal changes of starch (solid lines) and total soluble carbohydrates (TSC, short dash lines) in the main sink tissues at the periods of 7th leaf expanded (a), 13th leaf expanded (b) and 28 days after pollination (c). Stem and grain were characterized as sink at vegetative and reproductive stages, respectively. Maize hybrids of Xianyu335 (XY335), Denghai605 (DH605) and Zhengdan958 (ZD958) are indicated by hollow square, circle and triangle, respectivelyBack to article page