Table 2 Summary of transgenic potato lines
Cultivar | No. of lines PCR +ve for both nptII and cry9Aa2 genes | No. of lines with off-type foliage | No. of lines with abnormal tubers | No. of lines with phenotypically normal foliage used for PTM bioassay | No. of lines resistant to PTM larvae (P< 0.05) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'Iwa' | 149 | 49 | 17 | 100 | 89 |
'Red Rascal' | 110 | 28 | 42 | 82 | 76 |
'Karaka' | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 |
'Pacific' | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
Total | 291 | 79 | 59 | 212 | 191 |