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. 2017 Feb 24;8:246. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00246

Table 4.

Comparison of different methods to detect positive transgenic soybean plants at T0 generation.

Method Number of positive plants/Total plants Time after shoot elongation Time needed for testing
GUS staining during rooting 20/20 1 day Overnight
GUS staining after transplanting 16/20 2 weeks Overnight
PCR amplification of GUS gene 20/20 3–4 weeks 2 h
Glufosinate painting on leaves 20/20 4 weeks 7 days
LibertyLink® strip detection 20/20 4 weeks 10 min