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Mutants showing transformation of stamens into carpels were located in the progeny of desynaptics, inPennisetum typhoides. The mutant character varied in its expression in the different regions of the ear head. The transformation of the stamen into carpel was either partial or complete. This mutant condition was inherited as a single recessive gene controlled one. Occasional formation of two seeds from the same spikelet indicates the functional ability of some of the extra carpels.
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Manga, V. Multiple carpel mutants in pearl millet. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 86, 93–97 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050911
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050911