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.