Fig. 1.

Phenotypic comparison between wild-type (WT) and wls5 plants. a WT (‘93–11’) and wls5 plants at maturity. Bar = 40 cm. b, c Statistical analysis of plant height and tiller number between WT and wls5 plants. Twenty plants were measured. Error bars indicate SD; **P < 0.01 (Student’s t-test). d Panicle phenotype of WT and wls5 plants. Bar = 3 cm. e-h Statistical analysis of panicle length, grains per panicle, setting rate and yield per plant between WT and wls5 plants. Twenty panicles were measured. Error bars indicate SD; **P < 0.01 (Student’s t-test)