Fig. 1. Classes of switchgrass caryopsis development from a tetraploid by tetraploid cross. From left to right: unfertilized ovary; small caryopsis with limited endosperm development, i.e., endosperm is small and has a floury appearance; small caryopsis generally brownish in color with shriveled endosperm; and normal caryopsis. Magnification x26.

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