Characterization of Phtheirospermum-induced hypertrophy in different Arabidopsis genotypes. (A) Root transverse sections above haustoria corresponding to 8 mm below the hypocotyl-root junction of uninfected Arabidopsis Col-0 (control, blue) and Phtheirospermum (Pj) infected (orange) plants were used to determine changes in vascular and xylem area at 20 dpi (+ with hypertrophy, - without hypertrophy, n = 6–33, mean ± SE, ANOVA, P < 0.01). (B) Safranin-O staining of 30 dpi Phtheirospermum (Pj) infections of At roots were used to measure host root diameters above (orange) or below (gray) haustoria and of control plants (blue) (mean ± SD of three independent experiments; ANOVA, P < 0.05).