Table 1. Comparison of agronomic traits between mutants and wild type.
| Traits | Wild-type | Mutants | Compared with WT (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (WT) | St1-2 | St1-3 | St1-2 | St1-3 | |
| Plant height (cm) | 119.9±1.28 | 101**±1.93 | 95.6**±2.75 | -15.76 | -20.26 |
| Panicle length(cm) | 22.34±0.63 | 21.76±0.71 | 21.46±2.87 | -2.60 | -3.94 |
| No. of effective tillers per plant | 8.80±1.20 | 8.60±1.41 | 8.20±1.30 | -2.27 | -6.82 |
| Numbers of spikelets | 234.2±50.04 | 140.1**±31.8 | 162.4**±38.83 | -40.18 | -30.66 |
| Setting rate (%) | 91.02±1.92 | 83.58*±1.92 | 90.4±3.02 | -8.17 | -0.68 |
| 1000-grain weight | 29.16±1.28 | 23.41**±0.55 | 23.80**±0.97 | -19.72 | -18.38 |
Notes: ** and * mean significant at 1% and 5% level respectively compared with WT.