Fig. 3
From: The Endosperm Morphology of Rice and its Wild Relatives as Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy
Representative images of the endosperm of rice wild relatives. a An overview of endosperm from periphery towards central zone, P. parviflora, b frequent presence of protein bodies at the periphery of endosperm, O. grandiglumis, c moderate presence of protein bodies at the zone in between central and periphery of endosperm O. grandiglumis, d almost no protein bodies at the centre of endosperm, O. grandiglumis, e spherical and smaller compound granule near to the edge of endosperm, O. granulata, f compound granules towards the centre of endosperm, O. australiensis, g compressed compound granules transitioning to angular shape, O. grandiglumis, h compound granules are more intact and angular in the central endosperm, O. glumaepatula. AL, aleurone layer; PE, endosperm near periphery; ME, endosperm between centre and periphery; SG, starch granule; PB, protein bodies; IN, indentations; CSG, intact compound starch granule; BSG, broken compound granule.