Figure 2.

Effect of ApB73 on virulence in different Zea mays accessions. Virulence assay showing the different outcomes of disease ratings of the ΔapB73 mutant depending on the use of maize accession B73 or EGB. Seedlings were infected 7 days after germination and scored for symptoms at 12 days post‐infection (dpi). Disease scores are shown on the right. The mean values of three independent infections are depicted and the total number of infected plants is indicated above the respective columns. The mean and standard deviation of relative counts from replicates are displayed. For clarity, only positive error bars are shown. P values were calculated by Fisher's exact test. Multiple testing correction was performed using the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure. ****P < 0.0001.