Dissection of main shoot apices (MSAs) to score the reproductive development of plants
Scoring of the MSA development of BW, BW(Ppd-H1), BW(eam7), and BW(Ppd-H1,eam7) plants according to the Waddington Stage (Waddington et al., 1983).
Study overview:
flowchart TD;
A[Bowman and introgression lines
in LD and SD] --> | MSA_dissection | B[Waddington stage by DAE];
A[Bowman and introgression lines
in LD and SD]--> | MSA_dissection | C[spikelet meristem number by W-Stage]
A[Bowman and introgression lines
in LD and SD]--> | MSA_dissection | D[floret number by W-Stage]
Publication:
Results can be found in Figure 1C-E, Supplemental Figure S1 and Supplemental Table S1.
References:
Waddington SR, Cartwright PM, Wall PC. A quantitative scale of spike initial and pistil development in barley and wheat. Ann Bot. 1983:51(1):119–130. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086434