Table 1. Pathogenicity of rbf1 deletion strains.
Strains inoculated | No. of Plants | Tumor formation (%) | |
Experiment 1 | |||
SG200 | 22 | 21 (95%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 | 74 | 0 (0%) | |
FB1×FB2 | 63 | 59 (94%) | |
FB1Δrbf1×FB2Δrbf1 | 96 | 0 (0%) | |
Experiment 2 | |||
SG200 | 20 | 18 (90%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1#1 | 17 | 16 (94%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1#2 | 14 | 12 (86%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1#3 | 18 | 15 (83%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1Δbbs−1377#1 | 21 | 0 (0%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1Δbbs−1377#2 | 23 | 0 (0%) | |
SG200Δrbf1 ip::rbf1Δbbs−1377#3 | 22 | 0 (0%) |
Seven-day-old maize plants were inoculated with the strains indicated and tumor formation was scored seven days post inoculation.