Fig. 5: Effect of incubation time on transient gene manipulation.

Detached LG fruits were infected with Agrobacterium carrying the eGFP gene driven by the 35CaMV promoter, and the fruits were incubated for different times at 25 °C and 100% humidity. a eGFP images on different days after Agrobacterium infection. b eGFP image of a representative fruit, showing the altered pattern a relatively long time after Agrobacterium infection. C. qRT-PCR analysis of eGFP gene expression. FaACTIN was used as a normalized control gene. Values are means ± SD of six fruits. Statistically significant differences among samples were determined by Tukey’s test, and significant differences at the P < 0.05 level are indicated by different letters. D. Immunoblot analysis of eGFP protein; each lane represents a mixed sample of three fruits from different plants