maize mutant phenotypes

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rolled leaf Leaves emerge with blades tightly rolled around midrib preventing normal plant development.

rolled leaf rolled: A juvenile rld*-N556C F2 mutant plant showing stiff narrow rolled leaves

Rolled leaf Leaf axil of Rld*-N1990/+ heterozygous mutant plant, showing abaxial flap and prolific hairs on leaf sheath margin (photo courtesy R. Bird)

Rolled Leaf Selfed progeny of Rld1-N1608/+ heterozygous mutant plant showing larger heterozygotes with rolled leaves and homozygotes with small narrow tightly rolled leaves

Rolled leaf A small Rld*-N1441/+, heterozygous mutant plant (foreground) compared to normal sib. Homozygotes small, extreme.

Rolled leaf Upper leaves of a Rld*-N1441/+ heterozygous mutant plant showing leaf blades tightly rolled around midrib. Homozygotes small, extreme.