Fig. 2

Resistance to M. oryzae is affected in wak loss-of-function mutants. Plants were inoculated with the virulent isolate FR13 of M. oryzae and disease was measured 7 dpi. For each line, a homozygous mutant (Mut) and the corresponding null-segregant (Wt) is presented. a The number of lesions on the youngest fully expanded leaves of at least 7 plants of homozygous and null-segregant lines was counted 7 dpi. The values were transformed in percentage relative to the mean of null-segregant lines, and means and standard deviations were calculated. A t-test was performed to establish whether one given mutant line was different from its corresponding null-segregant line (*: p <0.05; **: p <0.001). The experiment was repeated seven times and one representative experiment is shown. b Pictures were taken 5 days post inoculation. Susceptibility is characterized by the grayish lesions while small brown spots derive from some residual resistance