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Table 1 Agronomic traits comparison between wild-type and T0 X8-FAD2-1i transgenic trees

From: Development of marker-free transgenic Jatrophaplants with increased levels of seed oleic acid

 

Heighta (cm)

Diameter of main stema (mm)

Number of primary branchesa

Seed number per fruit

Seed number per tree

Seed weight per seed (mg)

WT

108.0 ± 13.0 (2)

32.0 ± 2.0 (2)

4.5 ± 0.5 (2)

2.2 ± 0.1 (12)

12.5 ± 0.5 (2)

336.0 ± 27.3 (25)

HO

105.0 ± 5.8 (4)

30.0 ± 1.7 (4)

6.3 ± 1.9 (4)

2.1 ± 0.2 (26)

13.5 ± 3.7 (4)

327.7 ± 20.9 (55)

Non-HO

109.4 ± 7.8 (16)

30.7 ± 1.7 (16)

6.1 ± 0.7 (16)

2.1 ± 0.1 (136)

10.2 ± 3.4 (16)

322.0 ± 23.5 (286)

  1. aMeasured and recorded in May 2011. The data are presented as average ± standard error (n), where n is the number of fruits, trees or seeds used in the statistical analysis. WT: Wild-type; HO: high-oleic-acid; non-HO: non-high-oleic-acid trait.