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Table 4 Performance of the major agronomic traits of cry1Ac transgenic sugarcane lines

From: Foreign cry1Ac gene integration and endogenous borer stress-related genes synergistically improve insect resistance in sugarcane

 

Lines

Diameter/cm

Height /cm

Brix values/%

Number of millable stalks/block

Sucrose content/%

Weight per stem Kg/stem

Sugarcane yield t/ha

Theoretical sugar yield t/ha

Group I

A1

3.14 ± 0.09a,b

233.1 ± 8.8a

21.48 ± 0.57c,d

240.0 ± 19.1a

15.22 ± 0.61c,d

1.80 ± 0.10a

138.79 ± 7.80a

21.13 ± 1.19a

A2

2.99 ± 0.02b,c

214.5 ± 3.9b

20.71 ± 0.15d

216.0 ± 5.8a,b,c

14.72 ± 0.16d

1.51 ± 0.03c,d

104.22 ± 2.04c

15.34 ± 0.30d

A3

2.80 ± 0.04 c,d

205.8 ± 2.6b

20.61 ± 0.09d

222.7 ± 8.9a,b

14.61 ± 0.10d

1.27 ± 0.03e

90.39 ± 2.17d

13.20 ± 0.32e

A4

2.97 ± 0.07b,c

196.9 ± 4.9b

22.09 ± 0.11a,b,c

207.6 ± 11.4a,b,c

16.21 ± 0.12a,b,c

1.36 ± 0.04d,e

90.71 ± 2.61d

14.70 ± 0.42d

A5

3.12 ± 0.01a,b

213.7 ± 6.8b

22.55 ± 0.16a

220.0 ± 11.1a,b

16.71 ± 0.17a

1.63 ± 0.04b,c

115.13 ± 3.07b

19.24 ± 0.51b

A6

3.08 ± 0.04a,b

203.9 ± 7.4b

22.04 ± 0.19a,b,c

217.2 ± 6.2a,b,c

16.16 ± 0.21ab,c

1.52 ± 0.05c

105.68 ± 3.53b,c

17.07 ± 0.57c

B1

2.42 ± 0.02f

116.3 ± 2.1d

23.07 ± 0.15a

181.6 ± 18.4c,d

17.27 ± 0.16a

0.53 ± 0.00g,h

31.13 ± 0.16e,f

5.38 ± 0.03 f,g

B2

2.42 ± 0.09f

126.5 ± 5.5d

22.4 ± 0.21a,b

100.8 ± 6.4f,g,h

16.55 ± 0.23a,b

0.58 ± 0.05f,g,h

18.79 ± 1.62g

3.11 ± 0.27i

B4

2.38 ± 0.06f

154.5 ± 9.3c

22.53 ± 0.19a

144.0 ± 6.0e

16.69 ± 0.20a

0.69 ± 0.07f,g

31.71 ± 3.24e,f

5.29 ± 0.54f,g

I2

2.56 ± 0.08e,f

85.0 ± 7.83e

22.60 ± 0.35a

134.4 ± 13.8e,f

16.76 ± 0.38a

0.44 ± 0.03h

18.84 ± 1.33g

3.16 ± 0.22i

I4

2.82 ± 0.10 c,d

113.3 ± 4.7d

22.3 ± 0.42a,b

134.4 ± 12.4e,f,g

16.44 ± 0.45a,b

0.71 ± 0.05f

30.4 ± 2.21e,f

5.00 ± 0.36g,h

Control variety

FN15

3.25 ± 0.05a

209.9 ± 6.4b

21.47 ± 0.67b,c,d

206.4 ± 7.6a,b,c

15.54 ± 0.72b,c,d

1.74 ± 0.08a,b

115.15 ± 5.09b

17.89 ± 0.79b,c

Group II

D1

2.22 ± 0.03b,c

133.1 ± 7.3e

22.08 ± 0.17b,c

203.0 ± 6.7a,b,c

16.20 ± 0.18b,c

0.52 ± 0.01c

33.6 ± 0.92d

5.44 ± 0.15e,f

D2

2.43 ± 0.08b

183.8 ± 8.6c,d

20.02 ± 0.31e

199.5 ± 3.6a,b,c

13.97 ± 0.33e

0.85 ± 0.08b

54.31 ± 5.34b

7.58 ± 0.75b,c,d

D4

2.34 ± 0.08b,c

176.7 ± 5.5 c,d

21.77 ± 0.17b,c,d

228.0 ± 12.9a

15.86 ± 0.18b,c,d

0.76 ± 0.04b,c

55.45 ± 3.04b

8.79 ± 0.48b

K2

2.24 ± 0.07b,c

222.2 ± 6.5a

21.57 ± 0.38b,c,d

182.0 ± 13.5c

15.64 ± 0.42b,c,d

0.88 ± 0.07b

51.20 ± 4.31b,c

8.01 ± 0.67b,c

K3

2.24 ± 0.05b,c

214.4 ± 7.6a

20.73 ± 0.43d,e

150.0 ± 9.3d

14.74 ± 0.47d,e

0.84 ± 0.04b

40.42 ± 1.94 c,d

5.96 ± 0.29d,e,f

K5

2.29 ± 0.06b,c

191.2 ± 7.9b,c

20.97 ± 0.28c,d,e

195.0 ± 5.6b,c

14.99 ± 0.31c,d,e

0.79 ± 0.02b

49.11 ± 1.17b,c

7.36 ± 0.18b,c,d,e

Control variety

ROC22

2.71 ± 0.07a

216.8 ± 6.5a

23.40 ± 0.20a

216.0 ± 5.3a,b

17.63 ± 0.22a

1.25 ± 0.09a

86.54 ± 6.29a

15.26 ± 1.11a

  1. Note: Lowercase in the column followed by the same letters mean no significant difference at P = 0.05 level to their corresponding receptor variety