Fig. 1

a Leaf scald symptoms observed in sugarcane varieties SES208 and LA Purple after inoculation with Xanthomonas albilineans. Pencil line streak (red arrow). b Box diagram of gene expression (log10(FPKM+ 1)). c The numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with increased or decreased transcript abundance in SES208 and LA Purple (|FDR| > 2,p-value< 0.005). d Venn diagrams of DEGs in SES208 and LA Purple, respectively. SES: SES208; LA: LA Purple. 0 h: uninfected plants; 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h represent 24, 48, and 72 hours post inoculation of sugarcane with X. albilineans, respectively