Figure 9. The pad3 mutant is more susceptible.

The resistance of pad3 knock out mutant compared to wild type plants after infection with H. schachtii. A: Number of male and female nemaodes per cm of root length calculated at 15 dpi setting the wild type as 100%. Asterisks indicate significant differences (P<0.05; T-test). The statistical significance was determined by three independent replicates. Values are means ± SE, n = 15. The bar shows standard error for the mean. B: Size of female syncytia and female nematodes at 14 dpi. Ten syncytia were selected randomly from three independent replicates (total = 30) and the size of syncytia and associated female nematodes was determined. Data were analysed for significance difference using T-test. Values are means ± SE.