Figure 8.
In vitro antifungal bioassays in T1 transgenic lines. A, Inhibition of germinated conidia of A. flavus by exposure to leaf extracts from tobacco plants expressing the antifungal peptide MSI-99 for 1 h. Asterisk, Denotes a significant reduction (P < 0.001) in the number of A. flavus colonies compared to extracts of non-transformed control. B, Inhibition of germinated conidia of F. moniliforme by exposure to leaf extracts from tobacco plants expressing the antifungal peptide MSI-99 for 1 h. Asterisk, Denotes a significant reduction (P < 0.001) in the number of F. moniliforme colonies compared with extracts of non-transformed control. C, Inhibition of germinated conidia of V. dahliae by exposure to leaf extracts from tobacco plants expressing the antifungal peptide MSI-99 for 1 h. Asterisk, Denotes a significant reduction (P < 0.001) in the number of V. dahliae colonies compared with extracts of non-transformed control. Error bars indicate se of means. Mean separation was performed using the method of Tukey.