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. 2019 Oct 17;17(10):e05851. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5851

Table 12.

Summary of the results of Block et al. (1998) on seed to seedling transmission

Lots Tested kernels Percentage of infected seeds Probability of transmission from seed to seedlinga Maximum estimated probability of transmission from seed to seedling (95% CLb)
AN1 200 10 ± 3.5 0.00000 0.00159
LN1 200 3.5 ± 2.1 0.00000 0.03261
PN1 200 9.0 ± 3.3 0.00137 0.00648
PN2 100 35.0 ± 7.8 0.00000 0.00162
Overall 700 0.00022 0.00104
a

Total number of actual PS positive plants/total number of potential PS positive plants for the seed lot.

b

Upper one‐sided confidence limit.