Table 1 Insect resistance assay of the transgenic rice in the greenhouse.

From: Engineered chimeric insecticidal crystalline protein improves resistance to lepidopteran insects in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and maize (Zea mays L.)

Rice lines

No. of plants

Total tillers

No. of tillers damaged

Damaged tiller rate (%)

CK

45

832

384

46.15 ± 4.31**

C-3

45

810

32

3.95 ± 0.44

  1. Means (± SE) within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (T-test, **P < 0.01).
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