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. 2020 Mar 23;9(3):396. doi: 10.3390/plants9030396

Table 4.

Incidence of phenotypic variants observed among 13,000 M2 individuals.

Class Sub-Class Description No. of Mutant Lines Rate (%) Segregation
Mutant: Wild Type *
Plant growth Tall >18 cm 37 9.9 3:7
Dwarf <10 cm 7 1.9 3:7
Retarded growth No visible stem 15 4.0 3:7
Abnormal branching Spreading multi-whorled canopy 48 12.9 3:7
Leaf Color Mottled pale-green 18 4.8 2:8
Light-green 6 1.6 3:7
Mottled-yellow 7 1.9 2:8
Dark-green 13 3.5 3:7
Pale-green 29 7.8 3:7
Silver-green 3 0.8 1:9
Morphology Leathery texture 8 2.2 2:8
Undulation 5 1.3 2:8
Upward curling 7 1.1 3:7
Downward curling 4 1.9 3:7
Bushy 3 0.8 2:8
Obovate shape 2 0.5 1:9
Long petiole 22 5.9 3:7
Fused 1 0.3 2:8
Prolific 11 3.0 2:8
Large size 19 5.1 3:7
Scabrous 12 3.2 1:9
Narrow 9 2.4 1:9
Flower Inflorescence Flowerless 27 7.3 4:6
Twin flower 3 0.8 1:9
Sterile 21 5.6 2:8
Organ color Pink anther 1 0.3 1:9
Morphology Filamentous stamen 1 0.3 3:7
AGAMOUS type 4 1.1 3:7
Fasciculation type 1 0.3 2:8
Swelled ovary with short stamen 3 0.8 2:8
Shell type 1 0.3 1:9
Fruits Color Orange mature color 7 1.9 2:8
Two different mature colors (red and yellow) 1 0.3 2:8
Morphology Round shape 5 1.3 3:7
Cylindrical shape 2 0.5 1:9
Oval shape 3 0.8 2:8
Multiple fruit on a single calyx 1 0.3 1:9
Pyramid shape 4 1.1 2:8
Two shapes on one plant 1 0.3 2:8
Total 372 100

* The number of individuals observed with the wild-type or mutant phenotype in the M2 mutant lines.