Figure 5.
Effect of transient expression of thrips effector-candidate genes on thrips reproductive performance. The box plot represents the results from an effector screen, showing the number of nymphs scored at 8 days post-agro-infiltration to transiently express eGFP (control) or thrips effector candidate genes in tomato leaf discs. Oviposition by adult female thrips was started at 2 dpi and continued for 24 h. Mock represents leaf discs infiltrated with only infiltration medium. The box center-lines represent the medians; box limits indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles as determined by R software; whiskers extend 1.5 times the interquartile range from the 25th and 75th percentiles; outliers are represented by detached dots; crosses represent sample means; data points are plotted as open circles; n is between 6 and 12 leaf discs. *LSD, P = 0.07.