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).