Fig. 1

Phenotypic characterization of the z3 mutant. a Phenotypes of the wild-type (WT) and z3 mutant plants at 140 days after sowing (DAS) grown under natural long day conditions in the paddy field. b Leaf phenotypes of the 140-day-old WT and z3 mutant plants grown in the paddy field. c–d Panicle (c) and grain (d) phenotypes of the WT and z3 mutant plants at 140 DAS grown under natural long day conditions. WT, wild type; z3, zebra3; z3 (du), dull-brown colored grain of the z3 mutant; z3 (iv), ivory colored grain of the z3 mutant