Gross morphology of maize <i>D11</i> mutant.

<p>(<b>A</b>) Phenotype of <i>D11</i> and wild type (WT). Bar = 20 cm. (<b>B</b>) Whole plant. To get snapshot of internodes arrangement, leaves and spike were removed manually. Bar = 20 cm. (<b>C</b>) Plant height. (<b>D</b>) Internodes. Bar = 5 cm. (<b>E</b>) Internode length. (<b>F</b>) Leaf. Leaves of <i>D11</i> are slender, dark green, slightly-rolled, and with white margins. Bar = 5 cm. (<b>G</b>) Roots. Aerial roots of <i>D11</i> display more sturdy. Bar = 5 cm. (<b>H</b>) Spike. Spike of <i>D11</i> degenerates severely. Bar = 5 cm. (<b>I</b>) Tassel. Bar = 5 cm. (<b>J</b>) Anther. Anthers of <i>D11</i> are short and thin. Bar = 1 mm. (<b>K</b>) Tassel branch number. (<b>L</b>) Length of central axis of tassel. In figures (C), (E), (K), and (L), data are mean ±SD (<i>n</i> = 30). Double asterisks denote significant difference at P≤0.01 level compared with the wild type by Student's <i>t</i> test.