that starch granules deposited in the central and
peripheral regions of WT grains were uniformly
polyhedral in shape and closely packed (Fig. 3-A to
-C). In contrast, in the central region of flo7 grains,
starch granules were mostly spherical or irregular in
shape, non-uniform and loosely packed (Fig. 3-D, -E).
The starch grains in the peripheral region of flo7
grains were more regular in shape and size, but still
loosely packed (Fig. 3-D, -F).