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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