Table 1.
Comparison of the growth parameters of wild type rice (Ssp indica cv IR-50) with that of Osiwak1-RNAi lines in T1 generation
| Sl.No | Parameter | Wild-type (Avg ± StDev) | Osiwak1-RNAi (T1 generation) (Avg ± StDev) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Height of the Plant (cm) | 90.4 ± 4.24 | 33 ± 3.53 |
| 2 | Length of the leaf (cm) | 51.4 ± 1.14 | 19.6 ± 1.14 |
| 3 | Length of the flag leaf (cm) | 20.8 ± 0.836 | 9.8 ± 0.28 |
| 4 | Length of the inflorescence stem (cm) | 40.2 ± 1.41 | 11.3 ± 0.15 |
| 5 | Number of spikes per plant | 8 ± 1 | 11 ± 1 |
| 6 | Length of the spike (cm) | 24.6 ± 1.14 | 7 ± 0.212 |
| 7 | No. of flowers per spike | 84 ± 5 | 23 ± 5 |
| 8 | No. of matured seeds per plant | 632 ± 20 | 0 |
| 9 | No. of pollen per anther | 1,286 ± 40 | 1,124 ± 20 |
| 10 | % of pollen fertility | 93.5 % | 31 % |
| 11 | Length of the root (cm) | 46 ± 1.41 | 21 ± 1.41 |
| 12 | Fresh weight of root (gm per plant) | 5.825 ± 0.233 | 2.42 ± 0.212 |
| 13 | Dry weight of root (gm per plant) | 1.82 ± 0.098 | 0.65 ± 0.127 |
All the recordings were made from mature plants. The recordings were done at least three times. The values represent the mean of different samples with standard deviation. In all cases n = 5