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Table 1 Long-term stability of the integration of transgenes in transgenic sweet orange and citrange lines determined by Southern blot analysis

From: Field performance of transgenic citrus trees: Assessment of the long-term expression of uidA and nptIItransgenes and its impact on relevant agronomic and phenotypic characteristics

Line

Copy number determined by Southern blot

 

In previous analyses1

In 20042

 

uidA

nptII

uidA

nptII

P1

nd

nd

4

4

P2

nd

nd

1

1

P3

2

1

2

1

P4

1

2

1

2

P5

1

3

1

3

P6

1

1

1

1

P7

4

4

4

4

P8

1

1

1

1

C1

2

2

2

2

C2

1

1

1

1

C3

nd

nd

2

2

C4

2

2

2

2

C5

2

1

2

1

C6

2

1

2

1

C7

1

1

1

1

C8

1

1

1

1

  1. 1Analyses performed prior to the release in the experimental orchard in 1997, as described in [35][38] and [33].
  2. 2Analyses performed in this work.
  3. nd, not determined.