Zea mays L.

Maize

Insect-resistance

Herbicide tolerance (glyphosate)

Corn rootworm resistance

Drought tolerance

cry1Ab, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki,

modified 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS)

modified cry3A gene, E. coli

NF-YB, MAPK

[43]

[44]

[45]

[46] [47]

Sugarcane

Insect resistance

Cry1a(b), synthetic cry1Ac, cry1Aa3, cry1Ab

[48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]

Lycopersicon esculentum

Tomato

Delayed ripening

Freezing tolerance

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxyllic acid (ACC) synthase

afa3

[54]

[55]

Cucurbita pepo

Squash

Cucumber mosiac virus (CMV), zucchini yellows mosaic (ZYMV) and watermelon mosaic virus (WMV)

Coat protein (CP)

[56]

Solanum tuberosum L.

Potato

Colorado potato beetle resistance

Carbohydrate

Enhanced sweetness

Freezing

Heat shock protein

cry3A, Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. Tenebrionis)

Amylose and amylopectin structure/ratio

Monellin

BetA

DcHSP17.7-improved cellular membrane stability and enhanced in-vitro tuberization

[57]

[58]

[59]

[60]

[61]

Cassava

Carbohydrate

Amylose and amylopectin structure/ratio

[62]

Sweet potato

Protein

Essential amino acid rich protein

[63]

Carrot

Salt tolerance (up to 400 mM)

Badh

[64]

Cucumber

Enhanced sweetness

Thaumatin

[65]

Carica papaya

Papaya

Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) resistant

Coat protein (CP)

[66]

Cucumis melo

Melon

Reduced accumulation of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), and consequently reduced ethylene synthesis,

S-Adenosylmethionine hydrolase

[67]

Musa acuminata

Banana

Carbohydrate

Amylose and amylopectin structure/ratio

[68]

Prunus domestica

Plum

Plum pox virus (PPV) resistance

Coat protein (CP) gene

[69]

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Tobacco

Herbicide tolerance (bromoxynil, ioxynil)

Reduced nicotine content

Salinity

Drought

Chilling

Waterlogging tolerance

Metal toxicity tolerance

Nitrilase, Klebsiella pneumoniae

Tobacco quinolinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (QTPase)

BetA, Mltd

p5cs, TPS1, SacB

ad7, Des9

ACC

MsFer-Ferritin (ion storage); arsC

[70]

[71]

[72] [73]

[55] [74] [75]

[76] [77]

[78]

[79] [80]

Cichorium intybus

Chicory

Male sterility

Barnase ribonuclease, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

[81]

Coffea arabica

Coffee

Resistance to pests

(coffee leaf miner, coffee berry borer and nematodes)

Bt

[82] [83] [84]