Table 3.
Quantitative anatomical characteristics of Phyllostachys pubescens culms by age

Characteristics 1year 2year 3year 4year 5year
Vascular bundle number/4mm2 on cross section
- Near epidermis 16.8A (1.1) 16.6A (1.2) 16.7A (0.8) 16.5A (1.2) 17.1A (0.6)
- Near pith 5.1A (1.1) 4.8A (1.3) 5.1A (0.9) 4.6A (0.7) 4.5A (0.8)
Vascular bundle width near pith on cross section
- Radial direction (μm) 387.1A (10.9) 415.9B (15.4) 432.4C (25.1) 535.2D (26.2) 443.8C (19.5)
- Tangential direction (μm) 536.9A (13.3) 630.5C (15.6) 606.5B (14.5) 651.7D (18.2) 689.7E (31.1)
- R/T 0.72 (0.01) 0.66 (0.01) 0.72 (0.04) 0.82 (0.03) 0.65 (0.01)
Vessel diameter near pith on cross section (μm) 121.8A (7.4) 143.1C (7.2) 146.1CD (6.8) 148.5D (6.5) 137.9B (7.9)
Thickness of inner layer on cross section (μm) 301.3A (35.1) 350.3B (24.2) 459.9C (30.4) 457.6C (30.7) 455.9C (30.1)
Parenchyma length near pith on cross section
- Radial direction (μm) 38.1A (5.3) 32.9B (6.8) 37.8A (4.1) 37.6A (5.7) 40.8A (4.8)
- Tangential direction (μm) 83.0A (10.4) 107.5C (15.9) 95.1B (5.1) 91.7B (6.8) 108.2C (10.4)
- R/T 0.37 (0.05) 0.31 (0.07) 0.40 (0.02) 0.41 (0.03) 0.38 (0.02)
Parenchyma width and length on radial section
- Width (μm) 52.5C (8.8) 45.3A (6.4) 50.1C (7.6) 48.4BC (6.2) 56.1D (12.5)
- Length (μm) 104.1A (25.7) 110.3A (14.5) 117.7B (16.2) 127.4C (17.3) 116.3B (21.1)
Notes : The means are averages of 40 measurements. Numbers in parenthesis are standard deviations. Means within a column followed by the same capital letter are not significantly different at 5% significance level using Duncan’s multiple range test. Means within a line followed by the same lower case are not significantly different at 5% significance level using Duncan’s multiple range test.