Extended Data Fig. 2: Morphology phenotype of the FgLPMO9A knockout and complementation strains.

a, Schematic representation of the knockout and complementation strategy for the FgLPMO9A in F. graminearum. b, Molecular identification of knockout and complementation strains using four pairs of primers. c, Growth of mutant strains on PDA plates (Top: front view, middle: back view) and conidial morphology (Bottom). Bar = 100 μm. d, Statistical analysis of the colony diameter of mutant strains. The values are means ± SEM. (n = 6 biologically independent samples). e, Statistical analysis of the conidia counts of mutant strains. The values are means ± SEM. (n = 3 biologically independent samples). d and e, letters indicate statistically significant differences between groups, as determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test at α = 0.05. Three independent experiments were repeated with similar results.