Table 1.
Comparison of agronomic traits between the WT and mutant dmc.
| Traits | WT | dmc |
|---|---|---|
| Plant height/cm | 64.45 ± 3.28 | 48.00 ± 2.63 ** |
| Spike length/cm | 10.47 ± 0.53 | 6.48 ± 0.90 ** |
| Internode number of main stem | 5.00 ± 0 | 4.18 ± 0.51 ** |
| The top first internode length of the main stem/cm | 21.74 ± 2.28 | 19.46 ± 2.37 |
| The top second internode length of the main stem/cm | 13.98 ± 0.27 | 11.21 ± 1.55 * |
| The top third internode length of the main stem/cm | 9.42 ± 0.74 | 6.48 ± 0.34 ** |
| The top fourth internode length of the main stem/cm | 5.78 ± 0.29 | 4.24 ± 0.22 ** |
| The top fifth internode length of the main stem/cm | 3.19 ± 0.31 | - |
| Tiller number | 21.73 ± 2.20 | 1.11 ± 0.3 ** |
| Spike number | 16.64 ± 0.92 | 1.06 ± 0.32 ** |
| Spikelet number on the main stem | 21.73 ± 1.19 | 14.85 ± 2.09 ** |
| Seed number per spike | 64.10 ± 5.36 | 34.16 ± 4.28 ** |
| 1000-grain weight/g | 44.17 ± 4.59 | 35.41 ± 4.34 ** |
| Heading stage/week | 27 | 28 |
| Anthesis stage/week | 28 | 29 |
| Maturity stage/week | 32 | 33 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.