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. 2010 Jun 28;10:131. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-131

Table 1.

Morphological defects in fil-9

Organ Phenotype Percentage of flowers (%)
Early flowers (1-10)a Late flowers (≥ 11)b Totalc

Sepals Narrow 9 13 12
Fused 0 14 9
Small 9 28 20
Curled 1 7 5
Filamentous base 0 3 2
Increased number (> 4) 23 31 28
Reduced number (< 4) 10 28 23
Petals Narrow 13 9 10
Wide 0 2 1
Small 6 28 21
Curled 6 9 8
Filamentous base 10 9 9
Filamentous 7 10 9
Increased number (> 4) 3 0 1
Reduced number (< 4) 23 86 68
Stamens Undeveloped anther 14 27 23
Swollen anther 3 10 8
Bent anther (hook-like) 6 1 3
Filamentous 31 55 48
Attached to sepals 3 1 1
Increased number (> 6) 3 0 1
Reduced number (< 6) 53 100 86
Gynoecium Unfused carpels 1 5 4
Three carpels 0 2 1
Distorted style 1 1 1

a Number of flowers scored was 70 (7 plants).

b Number of flowers scored was 162 (7 plants).

c Number of flowers scored was 232 (7 plants).