Source of Explants

No. of explants inoculated

No. of regenerated shoots (Frequency of shoot regeneration %)z

No. of PCR+ shoots

No. of rooted PCR+ plantlets (Frequency of transgenic plant-recovery %)y

Transformation efficiency (%)x

Epicotyl

254

36 (14.1)

29

11 (37.9)

11.4

Cotyledon

102

57 (55.8)

41

38 (92.6)

40.2