Table 3 Insect resistance of transgenic inbred lines (Ji853 Cry1Ab-Gc and Y822 Cry1Ab-Gc) against Asian corn borer.

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

Maize lines

No. of plants

No. of channels

Length of tunnel (cm)

No. of live larvae

Ji853

13

1.15 ± 0.27

2.77 ± 0.90

0.23 ± 0.17

Ji853 Cry1Ab-Gc

24

0.25 ± 0.09**

0.35 ± 0.25**

0.08 ± 0.06*

Y822

13

2.46 ± 0.55

5.00 ± 1.40

0.54 ± 0.27

Y822 Cry1Ab-Gc

12

0.58 ± 0.19**

1.00 ± 0.44**

0.08 ± 0.08**

  1. Means (± SE) within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (t-test, **P < 0.01,* P < 0.05).
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