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Fig. 6

From: The lysin motif-containing proteins, Lyp1, Lyk7 and LysMe3, play important roles in chitin perception and defense against Verticillium dahliae in cotton

Fig. 6

Increased susceptibility of the LysMe3- and LysMn6- silenced cotton plants to V. dahliae. LysMe3 and LysMn6 were silenced by VIGS in Hai7124 seedlings, and about 2 weeks later, the seedlings were inoculated with V. dahliae at a concentration of 1 × 107 spores/mL. a The expression levels of LysMe3 and LysMn6 were compared in the LysMe3-, LysMn6- silenced and TRV: 00 cotton plants. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences, as determined by Student’s t-tests (**P < 0.01). b Phenotypes of the LysMe3-, LysMn6-silenced plants 20 and 25 days after V. dahliae inoculation. c The percentage of diseased leaves in the LysMe3-, and LysMn6-silenced plants and controls after V. dahliae inoculation. All experiments were repeated using at least 20 seedlings, and error bars show the standard deviation of three biological replicates. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences in the percentage of diseased leaves between treated plants and TRV: 00 controls, as determined by Student’s t-test (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01)

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