FIGURE 5.

Functional complementation of LSE1 mutation and RNAi suppression of OsGWD1 in wild-type plants. The uppermost fully elongated leaf blades were sampled from the transgenic rice plants at the panicle formation stage. The combinations of the host and the transgene are specified below the panel. Empty vectors were introduced as the controls for each assay. Accumulation of starch was (A) visualized by iodine in three independent transgenic plants or (B) determined enzymatically using the samples from six independent transgenic plants for each combination. Data represent the mean ± SE (n = 6) and different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05, Tukey’s test).