Figure 7From: PT-Flax (phenotyping and TILLinG of flax): development of a flax (Linum usitatissimumL.) mutant population and TILLinG platform for forward and reverse geneticsExamples of flax mutants showing morphological modifications in bast fibers. a) mutant with low fiber number and fibers with thin secondary cell walls; b) mutant with disorganised fiber bundles containing lacuna and thin-walled fibers with wide lumens; c) mutant with fibers containing wide lumens; d) mutant with flattened bast fibers; e) mutant with disorganised fiber bundles containing wide lumens and thin secondary cell walls.Freehand cross-sections of mature flax stems were stained with Phloroglucinol-HCl and lignified cell walls appear coloured in red. Bar = 0,1 mm.Back to article page