Table 3. Comparison of different physiochemical properties of transgenic basmati rice and control plants.


Line No.

Amylose (%)

Alkali spreading value

Av. grain length (mm)

Av. grain breadth (mm)

Length breadth ratio

Bursting (%)

Curling (%)

Elongation ratio

Aroma

L-8-22-2

24.05NS

4-5NS

7.55NS

1.95b

3.8b

6.1a

8.8a

1.38a

Present

L-8-22-32

23.40NS

4-5NS

7.70NS

2.19a

3.5a

9.4b

6.8c

1.25b

Present

L-8-22-35

24.00NS

4-5NS

7.85NS

1.96b

3.9b

9.8b

8.1b

1.22b

Present

Control

23.65NS

4-5NS

7.40NS

1.75c

3.7ab

6.7c

7.3c

1.71c

Present

Note: Values followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different from each other according to LSD at 5% level of significance.


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