TABLE 2.
Susceptibility of mutants to F. oxysporum f. conglutinans
Genotype | Relative disease susceptibilitya |
---|---|
Wild type (Col-0) | + |
eds3 | ++ |
eds4 | ++ |
eds5 | ++ |
eds10 | ++ |
sid2 | ++ |
pad4 | +++ |
npr1 | + |
35S∷NahG | +++ |
The relative disease susceptibility is the approximate dilution of Fusarium bud cells at which symptoms are equivalent to wild type. Wild type has an intermediate resistance (+). Mutants or transgenic line require a 3- to 10-fold lower inoculum (++), or a 10- to 100-fold lower inoculum (+++).