Figure 4
Expression of Ppal15kDa in N. benthamiana leaves enhanced P. palmivora infection. (a) Infection symptoms of P. palmivora on a representative N. benthamiana leaf with one half transiently expressing Ppal15kDaA or Ppal15kDaB and the other half expressing GFP. The photograph was taken at 4 days post inoculation (dpi). (b) The average lesion areas caused by P. palmivora at 4 dpi on N. benthamiana leaves treated as in (a). The histograms correspond to the mean ± standard errors (SE) of lesion areas calculated from independent leaves (n = 28). Three asterisks (***) indicate statistically significant differences (P-value < 0.001) in the lesion areas on leaf halves expressing Ppal15kDaA or Ppal15kDaB compared to the other halves expressing GFP determined by paired t-test.
