| Scientific name | Common name | Trait/quality | Target gene product/gene/source | Reference |
| Beta vulgaris | Sugar beet | Herbicide tolerance (glyphosate) | 5-Enolypyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), CP4 strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens | [8] |
| Glycine max L. | Soybean | Herbicide tolerance (glufosinate ammonium) Carotenoids and vitamin E Fats and oil Protein Heat shock protein | Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT), Streptomyces viridochromogenes Alpha-tocopherol Omega-3-fatty acid; increased oleic acid Methionine enriched glycinin P5CR-Increased proline accumulation | [9]
[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
| Gossypium hirsutum L. | Cotton | Insect-resistance Increased ethanol production | cry1F gene, from Bacillus thuringiensis var Aizawa ADH (Alcohol dehydrogenase) | [15] [16] |
| Helianthus annuus | Sunflower | Herbicide tolerance (imidazolinone) Fats and oil |
By selection of a naturally occurring mutant Docosahexaenoic |
[17] [18] |
| Lens culinaris | Lentil | Chemically induced seed mutagenesis | Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) | [19] |
| Linum usitatissimum L. | Flax, Linseed | Herbicide tolerance (sulfonylurea) | Acetolactate synthase (ALS) | [20] |
| Brassica napus | Argentine Canola | Herbicide tolerance (glufosinate ammonium) | Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT), S. viridochromogenes | [21] |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Herbicide tolerance (glyphosate) (lucerne) Drought and freezing | 5-Enolypyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), CP4 strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Sod, Mn-Sod, Mn superoxidase dismutase | [22] [23] [24] [25] |
| Oryza sativa | Rice | Herbicide tolerance (imidazolinone, imazethapyr) Protein Salinity and drought Submergence tolerance Cold tolerance Metal toxicity tolerance | Acetolactate synthase (ALS), ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) Beta-phaseolin HVA 1 pdc1, Sub1 Wx-control amylase synthesis, Gs2-chloroplastic glutamine synthetase ParĪ²-Glutathione S-transferase | [26]
[27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] |
| Triticum aestivum | Wheat | Herbicide tolerance (imidazolinone) Glyphosate tolerance Enhanced functionality
Drought tolerance | Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS), ALS
5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), Agrobacterium tumefaciens, strain CP4 Protein modification of high molecular weight glutenins, flour functionality DREB1A, HVA1 | [34]
[35]
[36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] |