Fig. 3

Time course analysis of the grain development between Oat-like rice and NIP. a Appearance and phenotypes of grains and brown rice of Oat-like rice and NIP at various developmental stages after fertilization. b Comparison of grain-filling process between Oat-like rice and NIP. c Comparison of brown rice length, brown rice width and brown rice thickness at various developmental stages after fertilization between Oat-like rice and NIP. N: NIP; O: Oat-like rice. Bar: (a) 5 mm. Data presented are mean values ± SDs [n = 3 replicates (each replicate consisting of 20 grains, brown rice and or pairs of lemma and palea) in b-c]