Table 3.
Infection Phenotype of PUB1 Knockdown Roots of M. truncatula lyk3-4
| Mean No. of ITs per Plant |
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| Experiment | Control | PUB1 RNAi | P Valuea |
| Experiment 1 | 1.92 ± 3.22 (n = 36) | 8.88 ± 10.48 (n = 33) | 3.18 × 10−4*** |
| Experiment 2 | 0.48 ± 0.87 (n = 25) | 6.41 ± 9.54 (n = 22) | 3.34 × 10−3** |
lyk3-4 (hcl-4) mutant plants, transformed with the PUB1 RNAi construct or empty vector (control), were inoculated with wild-type bacteria. For each combination, two independent experiments were performed, and the mean number of ITs formed at 5 DAI is shown as well as the standard deviations. The number of scored plants is shown in parentheses.
a
Statistical analysis of infection of PUB1 RNAi versus control plants. P values below 0.01 and 0.001 are marked with two and three asterisks, respectively.