maize mutant phenotypes

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Adherent Male sterile Tassel florets develop erratically and clump together some with pollen. Ear primitive and branched with vestiges of florets and no silks

Adherent Male sterile tassel: Tassel of a AdMs*-N2640/+ heterozygous mutant plant from the cross on Mo17 at flowering showing adherent branching, mostly undeveloped florets but a few that have anthers and pollen.

Adherent Male sterile ear: An AdMs*-N2640/+ heterozygous mutant plant from the cross on Mo17 at flowering, showing tiny primitive ear with no silks.

Adherent Male sterile tassel: Original AdMs*-N2640/+ heterozygous mutant tassel with erratically developed anthers clumped together but containing some viable pollen.