Table 2.

Methods of transformation employed in development of commercialized events of transgenic maize.

S. No.	Methods of transformation	Name of deregulated commercial event
1.	Chemically mediated introduction into protoplasts and regeneration	T14, T25
2.	Electroporation	MS3, MS6
3.	Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue	676, 678, 680, Bt11 (X4334CBR, X4734CBR), Bt176 (176), CBH-351, DBT418, DLL25 (B16), GA21, LY038, MON801 (MON80100), MON802, MON809, MON810, MON832, MON863, NK603, TC1507
4.	Whiskers-mediated plant transformation	DAS40278
5.	Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation	32138, 3272, 33121, 4114, 5307, 59122, 98140, Bt10, MIR162, MIR604, MON87411, MON87427, MON87460, MON88017, MON89034, TC6275, VCO-Ø1981-5
6.	Aerosol Beam Injection	HCEM485

Source: ISAAA GM Crops Approval Database.