A cross between the tin3 mutant and the parental accession TA4342-L96 was made. A total of 375 F2 plants were grown and phenotyped for tiller number (Zadoks growth scale ~Z29). Leaf tissues were harvested and DNA was extracted using the BioSprint 96 DNA Plant Kit (Qiagen, 576) on a KingFisher Flex robot (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5400610) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Equimolar concentrations of 30 F2 plants showing the tin3 mutant phenotype were pooled to create a mutant bulk. SEM samples were fixed in 3% glutaraldehyde, post-fixed in 1% osmium tetroxide and dehydrated in a graded acetone series, and these samples were processed and SEM images were captured as described previously114 (link),115 (link).
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