Table 2.
Genetic improvements of Brassica oleracea var. capitata
| B. oleracea var. capitata cultivar | Technique of gene transfer | Gene transfer | Improvement in traits | Type of explant used | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | A. rhizogenes (A4K, A4H) | nptII, hph | Resistance to kanamycin, hygromycin | Leaf petioles, internodes | Berthomieu and Jouanin (1992) |
| King Cole | A. tumefaciens (AB1) | cry1a (c) | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Hypocotyls, cotyledons, petioles, peduncle from flowering stalks | Metz et al. (1995) |
| Yingchun, Jingfeng | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | CpTI | Insect tolerance to Pieris rapae L. | N/A | Hongjun et al. (1997) |
| Hercules, Brunswick, Cape spitz, Copenhagen | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | nptII | Resistance to kanamycin | Cotyledons | Pius and Achar (2000) |
| Scorpio, Testie | A. tumefaciens (EHA105) | cry1Ia3 | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Hypocotyls, cotyledons, petioles | Jin et al. (2000) |
| Uji | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | GO | Enhanced tolerance to black rot disease by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris | Hypocotyls | Lee et al. (2002) |
| B. oleracea var. capitata cv. N/A | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | BcA9 | Induction of male sterile cabbage | Hypocotyls | Lee et al. (2003) |
| Golden Acre | A. tumefaciens (GV2260) | betA | Enhanced salt tolerance | Hypocotyls | Bhattacharya et al. (2004) |
| DTC 507 | A. tumefaciens (N/A) | cry1 b | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Hypocotyls, cotyledonary nodes | Paul et al. (2005) |
| Xiaguang | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | vhb | Increases submergence tolerance | Hypocotyls, cotyledons, petioles | Li et al. (2005) |
| N/A | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | OC-I | Insect resistance | Hypocotyls, cotyledons | Lei et al. (2006) |
| P34I5, P22I5 | A. rhizogenes (A4M70GUS) | gus | N/A | Hypocotyls, cotyledons | Stretnović-Rajičić et al. (2006) |
| Summer Summit, KY cross | Biolistic method | gus | N/A | Chloroplasts | Liu et al. (2007) |
| Summer Summit, KY cross | Biolistic method | cry1Ab | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Chloroplasts | Liu et al. (2008) |
| KY Cross | A. tumefaciens (GV2260) | AtHSP101 | Increase the high temperature tolerance | Hypocotyls, shoot tip segments | Rafat et al. (2010) |
| CA21-3 | A. tumefaciens (EHA105) | cry1Ba3 | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Hypocotyls, cotyledons | Deng-xia et al. (2011) |
| A21-3’ | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | cry1Ia8, cry1Ba3 | Resistance to diamond back moth (P. xylostella) | Hypocotyls | Yi et al. (2013) |
| N/A | Biolistic method | N/A | Chloroplasts | Tseng et al. (2014) | |
| AD BENTAM | A. tumefaciens (LBA4404) | PMI, JMT | PMI/mannose selection system; resistance to stress | Hypocotyls, cotyledons | Hur and Min (2015) |
| Pride of India | A. tumefaciens (N/A) | cry IAa | Study of the effect of antibiotic sensitivity on cabbage tissue | Hypocotyls, cotyledons | Gambhir et al. (2017b) |
N/A not available