Table I.
Phenotypic comparison between WT (cv Paloma), rms1-4, rms5-3, and rms1-4 rms5-3 plants at 40 d
Genotype | Ratio of Lateral Length to Main Stem Length
|
No. of Leaves Expanded | Main Stem Length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First order laterals | Second order laterals | |||
cm | ||||
WT | 0.46 ± 0.09 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 16.5 ± 0.24 | 39.7 ± 1.06 |
rms1-4 | 3.80 ± 0.24a | 0.47 ± 0.06 | 14.2 ± 0.04a | 24.3 ± 0.93 |
rms5-3 | 2.15 ± 0.11 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 14.0 ± 0.26a | 30.2 ± 1.26a |
rms1-4 rms5-3 | 4.33 ± 0.28a | 0.90 ± 0.13 | 15.0 ± 0.22 | 29.5 ± 1.44a |
Data shown are means ± se; n = 5. Values within a column that have the same letter are not significantly different at the P = 0.05 level.