Explant/method used for hairy root transformation by A. rhizogenes K599 | % of explants with transformed roots | % of GUS expressing roots |
A. Infection of the twigs on rockwool support | 60 - 70 | 30 |
B. Infection through cotyledonary node injection in intact seedlings | 60 - 80 | 20 - 60 |
C. Infection at the cut end of the radicle severed, cotyledon-bearing seedling | 100 | 100 |