Table 1.
Shoot Meristem Defects in wus mgo1 Plants
Seedling Meristems |
Inflorescence Shoots |
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Genotype of Parent Plants | n | Terminated (%) | Genotype | n | None (%) | Det. (%) | Indet. (%) | No. of Flowers on Main Shoot |
mgo1-4 | 19 | 0 | mgo1-4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 28.4 ± 1.7 |
wus-1/+ | 128 | 28 | wus-1 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2.5 ± 1.5 |
mgo1-4 wus-1/+ | 116 | 28 | mgo1-4 wus-1 | 15 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
wus-6/+ | 361 | 24 | wus-6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 26.2 ± 4.3 |
mgo1-4 wus-6/+ | 237 | 28 | mgo1-4 wus-6 | 30 | 56 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
wus-7/+ | 99 | 0 | wus-7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 35 ± 9.8 |
mgo1-4 wus-7/+ | 51 | 10 | mgo1-4 wus-7 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2.7 ± 1.8 |
Primary shoot meristems were analyzed in 11-d-old seedlings. Inflorescence shoots were examined at d 45. det., shoot terminated prematurely; indet., indeterminate shoot.