TABLE 2.
Insect Resistant Crops. Different genetic modification events in a diverse number of crops have led to insect-resistant commercial traits in different transgenic crops (ISAAA, 2022).
| Crop name | Number of events leading to modification for insect resistance |
|---|---|
| Maize - Zea mays L. | 210 |
| Cotton - Gossypium hirsutum L. | 50 |
| Potato - Solanum tuberosum L. | 30 |
| Soybean - Glycine max L. | 6 |
| Rice - Oryza sativa L. | 3 |
| Sugarcane - Saccharum sp | 3 |
| Poplar - Populus sp. | 2 |
| Cowpea - Vigna unguiculata | 1 |
| Eggplant - Solanum melongena | 1 |
| Tomato - Lycopersicon esculentum | 1 |