liguleless
Liguleless
ligule and auricle absent; leaves upright, enveloping culm
MaizeGDB reference
Liguleless
leaf: Extreme expression of Lg4, showing distortion along midrib
liguleless
leaf: Liguleless (lg1) mutant plant (left) has missing ligule and auricle, with upright leaves that envelop the culm
Liguleless
Lg4 plants have no ligule or auricle but vestiges appear sporadically in blade. Photo showing erect display and fluted appearance of the lower leaves (photo courtesy J. Fowler).
liguleless.txt · Last modified: 2014/09/02 19:20 by chris.bottoms