Developmental stages of bast fibers: "5, longitudinal section of completed bast fibers. In 5 the stippling of the wall indicates lignification. Note that the walls have become pitted and the protoplasts have disappeared from the fibers." -Stevens, 1916

Bast Fibers 5

Developmental stages of bast fibers: "5, longitudinal section of completed bast fibers. In 5 the stippling…