Table 3.
PVA carotenoid concentration in the fruit pulp and peel of wild‐type and selected transgenic Cavendish banana lines
| Promoter‐transgene | Line | β‐CE in pulp (μg/g dw) | β‐CE in peel (μg/g dw) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | FR | FG | FR | ||
| Wild‐type | FT166 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 74.2 | 32.1 |
| Wild‐type | FT430 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 126.5 | 45.4 |
| Wild‐type | FT448 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 99.5 | 38.8 |
| ACO‐MtPsy2a | FT504 | 20.0 | 24.7 | 108.3 | 72.7 |
| ACO‐MtPsy2a | FT508 | 15.6 | 19.0 | 68.3 | 72.6 |
| ACO‐MtPsy2a | FT511 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 105.7 | 75.0 |
| ACO‐MtPsy2a | FT518 | 23.1 | 35.9 | 129.2 | 131.2 |
| ACO‐ZmPsy1 | FT467 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 742.1 | 703.2 |
| ACO‐ZmPsy1 | FT475 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 1112.2 | 1132.6 |
| ACO‐ZmPsy1 | FT479 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 740.9 | 833.0 |
| ACO‐ZmPsy1 | FT483 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 1155.1 | 837.3 |
FG, full green and FR, full ripe. All samples were collected from the sucker crop.