Table 1. Effect of Rht1 and Rht8 on seedling traits (CL and SL).
| Classes | Genotypic Classes | Coleoptile length | Seedling shoot length | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL (cm) | Range (cm) | % decrease in CL | SL (cm) | Range (cm) | % decrease in SL | ||
| No dwarfing gene detected | r1r1r8r8 | 4.4 ± 0.09 | 3.5–4.8 | 0 | 19.5 ± 0.48 | 15.6–21.9 | 0 |
| Rht8 present | r1r1R8R8 | 4.1 ± 0.10 | 3.6–4.6 | -6.75 | 18.9 ± 0.42 | 17–20.9 | -2.84 |
| Rht1 in heterozygous form | R1r1r8r8 | 3.5 ± 0.17 | 3.1–4.2 | -19.51 | 16.0 ± 0.52 | 14.1–18.3 | -17.77 |
| Rht1 in heterozygous form + Rht8 | R1r1R8R8 | 3.5 ± 0.08 | 3.2–3.8 | -19.33 | 16.4 ± 0.53 | 14–17.6 | -16.03 |
| Rht1 in homozygous form | R1R1r8r8 | 3.4 ± 0.07 | 3.2–3.8 | -21.64 | 14.9 ± 0.20 | 14.4–16 | -23.35 |
| Rht1 + Rht8 | R1R1R8R8 | 2.5 ± 0.10 | 2.2–2.8 | -43.31 | 11.0 ± 0.55 | 9.3–12.1 | -43.34 |