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. 2019 May 15;10:551. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00551

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

The effect of RNAi on oviposition in dsGFP (control) and dsNlESMuc groups. (a,b) The eggs laid in rice seedlings; the upper right corner shows an enlarged image. Arrowheads indicate the eggs laid in both groups. The dsNlESMuc eggs were partially inside the rice tissue, leaving the anterior half and micropyle area exposed. (c) The average number of eggs laid per female in both groups. The dsNlESMuc females had significantly reduced fecundity. (d) The hatchability in both groups. The hatchability in dsNlESMuc group was significantly affected when compared to that in dsGFP group. (e) The duration from ovipositor penetration to withdrawal. The process was longer after NlESMuc knockdown. (f) RNAi efficiency. Not significant (ns) P ≥ 0.05, ∗∗P ≤ 0.001.