Fig. 3

Resistance of the AtELP3 and AtELP4 transgenic F. vesca plants to anthracnose crown rot. a Disease symptoms caused by C. gloeosporioides on the transgenic lines E3/65 and E4/01 as well as the non-transformed control (Cont.). Photos were taken 20 days post-inoculation. b and c Disease incidence (DI, B) and the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC, C) for the three AtELP3 (E3) and two AtELP4 (E4) transgenic lines and the non-transformed control (Cont.) infected with C. gloeosporioides. Data represent the average of collapsed plants in three independent experiments, each containing five plants per genotype, with SD. DI for AUDPC calculation was assessed every two days for 20 days. An asterisk indicates significant difference between the transgenic line and the non-transformed control (Student’s t-test, p < 0.05). The experiments were repeated four times with similar trends