Figure 1

Pathogen inoculation assay and morphological alternations of two sets of three representative plants [3 plants from WT (Wild type) and 3 progeny plants from homozygous transgenic 105-5 rice line]. (a) Bar diagram showing percentage of affected sheath in transgenic and wild-type (WT) rice plants. Data represent means ± SE calculated from three biological replicates. (b) Bar diagram showing percentage of affected tillers in transgenic and wild-type (WT) plants. Data represent means ± SE calculated from three biological replicates. (c) Images showing sheath blight disease progression in non-transformed WT and transgenic plants at 7, 14 and 21 dpi (days post inoculation). Red arrows indicate sheath blight symptoms. (d) Image showing phenotype of transgenic and wild type (WT) control rice plants after 30 dpi (days post infection).