Figure 5. Expression of (A) JA-dependent genes and (B) SA-dependent genes in non-infested tomato leaves (Control) and in P. solenopsis-infested (Mealybug) tomato leaves.

Wild-type tomato (Moneymaker) plants were infested for 120 h with 40 adults of P. solenopsis. Expression was measured by real-time PCR. Values are means ± SE of three biological replicates. Asterisks above bars indicated significant differences compared to the control (one-way ANOVA; ns, not significant; * P < 0.05).