Table 3. Lysine content of T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 kernels in three transgenic lines.
| Line | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysine content (g/100 g seed) | Lysine increase rate (%) | Lysine content (g/100 g seed) | Lysine increase rate (%) | Lysine content (g/100 g seed) | Lysine increase rate (%) | Lysine content (g/100 g seed) | Lysine increase rate (%) | Lysine content (g/100 g seed) | Lysine increase rate (%) | |
| FA7 | 0.37±0.02* | 15.63% | 0.36±0.02* | 16.13% | 0.36±0.03* | 20.00% | 0.33±0.02** | 10.00% | 0.38±0.02* | 18.75% |
| FA9 | 0.38±0.03** | 18.75% | 0.37±0.02* | 19.35% | 0.35±0.01** | 16.67% | 0.40±0.02* | 33.33% | 0.39±0.03* | 21.88% |
| FA12 | 0.35±0.02* | 9.38% | 0.38±0.01** | 22.58% | 0.37±0.03* | 23.33% | 0.37±0.01* | 23.33% | 0.40±0.01** | 25.00% |
| WT a | 0.32±0.01 | / | 0.31±0.01 | / | 0.30±0.02 | / | 0.30±0.01 | / | 0.32±0.01 | / |
Values are means ± SD from the same lines in different generations.
a WT: Hybrid 08×178 in different generations as a control.
* Significant difference between the transgenic lines and WT by Student’s t-test (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01).