Abstract
Glyphosate-resistant plants of `South Bay' lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) were produced by using Agrobacterium tumefaciens containing a plasmid carrying glyphosate oxidase and EPSPS gene. An in vitro assay was performed to determine the sensitivity of `South Bay' leaf discs and seedling explants to varying glyphosate concentrations. The I50 for glyphosate leaf discs was 53.8 μm and for glyphosate seedlings 7.6 μm. There was a high correlation between the response of leaf discs and seedlings to glyphosate based on dry weight. These findings will allow identification of glyphosate-resistant transformants in an early stage of plant development, saving time and reducing the cost in generating an improved cultivar with the glyphosate resistance trait.
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