Table 1 Comparison of phenotypes between transgenic lines and the control NB1
From: Enhancement of grain number per spike by RNA interference of cytokinin oxidase 2 gene in bread wheat
Line | Spike length (cm) | Kernel width (mm) | Kernel length (mm) | Thousand-grain weight (g) | Grain numbers per spike | Increased grain numbers per spike (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JW41-1B | 10.9 a | 3.40a | 6.90 a | 31.1 a | 56.0 a | – |
JW1-1A | 11.0 a | 3.35a | 6.75a | 29.5 a | 59.2 b | 6.5 |
JW39-3A | 11.6 a | 3.40 a | 7.00 a | 30.6 a | 62.6 c | 12.6 |
JW5-1A | 10.7 a | 3.45a | 6.75 a | 29.1 a | 58.8 b | 5.8 |
JW1-2B | 11.1 a | 3.45 a | 6.75 a | 29.1 a | 60.2 b | 8.3 |
NB1 | 10.8 a | 3.40 a | 7.00 a | 30.9 a | 55.6 a | – |