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Table 3 Comparing the average of agronomic traits for three Zmm22 over-expression events to that for their non-transgenic siblings (control). A * indicates that the control is significantly different from the transgenic

From: Genome-wide association analysis of stalk biomass and anatomical traits in maize

 

Event 1

Event 2

Event 3

Control

Transgenic

Control

Transgenic

Control

Transgenic

Number of individuals

12

10

10

9

10

12

Plant height (cm)

204.50

165.56*1

209.50

193.89*

210.56

178.64*

Stalk diameter (cm)

2.42

2.15*

2.42

2.19*

2.06

2.04 ns

Tassel branch number

11.10

7.22*

12.30

8.56*

10.25

7.64*

Stover yield (gr)

116.13

60.79*

116.50

84.93*

85.64

75.94 ns

Cob length (cm)

13.46

9.65*

12.51

11.45 ns

11.91

11.44 ns

Cob width (cm)

2.53

2.29*

2.47

2.59 ns

2.40

2.45 ns

Ear height (cm)

108.00

61.88*

117.00

86.25*

124.00

74.38*

Below ear internode number

8.30

5.44*

8.60

6.50*

8.60

5.57*

Below ear internode length (cm)

13.05

11.47*

13.61

13.29 ns

14.45

13.45*

Above ear height (cm)

96.50

125.00*

92.50

117.22*

86.67

103.57*

Above ear node number

6.70

6.71 ns2

6.30

6.75 ns

6.67

6.71 ns

Above ear internode length (cm)

14.45

16.29*

14.70

15.98 ns

12.99

15.46*

  1. 1Significance at p < 0.05
  2. 2Non-significant