Table 2.
Effect of the cuc2b mutation on the number of flowers per node and the number of floral organs
| Node | Double flowers (%) | No. of sepals | No. of petals | No. of stamens | No. of carpels | Bisexual flowers (%) a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | ♀ | 5.03 ± 0.003 b | 5.03 ± 0.003 a | 3.1 ± 0.06 b | 0 | ||
| ♂ | 5 ± 0.0 b | 5 ± 0.0 a | 3 ± 0.0 a | ||||
| cuc2b single flowers | ♀ | 5.76 ± 0.16 c | 5.81 ± 0.22 b | 2.71 ± 0.26 ab | 2.4 | ||
| ♂ | 5.53 ± 0.08 c | 5.60 ± 0.12 b | 4.22 ± 0.11 b | ||||
| cuc2b double flowers | ♀ | 17.6 | 3.86 ± 0.31 a | 5.18 ± 0.35 ab | 2.05 ± 0.30 a | 2.4 | |
| ♂ | 37.4 | 4.37 ± 0.16 a | 5.09 ± 0.31 a | 4.10 ± 0.28 b |
a Ovary-bearing flowers with anthers but without a style or stigma from the total of flowers analyzed of each genotype. n=250 male flowers and 90 female flowers. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between genotypes (ANOVA, P≤0.05).