Figure 1From: Transcriptional profiling of Medicago truncatulameristematic root cellsThe Medicago root meristem. A median longitudinal section of the Medicago root stained with toluidine blue clearly shows that basic-open meristem architecture of M. truncatula, the zone of initials is not clearly divided into tiers; VC = vascular cylinder, C = cortex, E = epidermis, and RC = root cap; scale bar = 50 μm.Back to article page