Heritable Characters in Maize: "Accessory Blade"

Authors

George F. Sprague, Iowa State CollegeFollow
J. E. Sass, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A mutant character in maize brings about the formation of ridge and blade-like outgrowths on the surfaces of leaves. These accessory laminae, which are present on the partially developed leaves in the dormant embryo, arise by re-activation of vertical zones on the immature leaf.

Publication Date

1942

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

49

Issue

1

First Page

256

Last Page

256

Copyright

© Copyright 1942 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Sprague, George F. and Sass, J. E. (1942) "Heritable Characters in Maize: "Accessory Blade"," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 49(1), 256-256.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol49/iss1/117