Figure 2

Comparisons of fiber properties from TM-1 wild type and im mutant. A. Fiber length comparison. The average fiber lengths of developing fibers at 10, 17, and 28 DPA were manually measured, and the average fiber length of mature fibers at 44 DPA was measured by AFIS. Average fiber lengths of developing fibers at each time point were calculated from two replicate samples with 30 ovules per replicate. The error bars represent SD. B. Microscopic image analyses. Cotton fibers at 17, 24, and 44 DPA from the TM-1 and im were cross-sectioned, embedded, and photographed.