Table IV.
Vigor of primary independent transgenic alfalfa plants expressing pMitSOD or pChlSOD
| Control
|
pMitSOD
|
pChlSOD
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | Dry wt | Transformanta | Dry wt | Transformant | Dry wt |
| mg | mg | mg | |||
| N4 | 635 | 1 | 639 | 1 | 695 |
| 6 | 678 | 6 | 529 | ||
| 9 | 720 | 7 | 555 | ||
| 10 | 723 | 9 | 662 | ||
Shoot dry matter production in the greenhouse was determined at 28 d after defoliation. lsd at the 5% level of probability for dry weight determinations = 22, n = 28.
a
Transformant indicates an independent transformation event as confirmed by Southern-blot analysis.