Figure 3.

PcAvh103 is required for Phytophthora capsici virulence. (a) Relative transcript levels of PcAvh103 in transformants. The transcriptional levels were determined by quantitative reverse transcription PCR with P. capsici tubulin gene as an internal reference (**p < .01 compared with wild‐type [WT], Dunnett's test). (b) and (c) Inoculation of PcAvh103‐silenced transformants. Zoospores of T48, T105, and T76 were inoculated on Nicotiana benthamiana leaves and photographs were taken 36 hr post‐inoculation (hpi). Lesion diameters were measured at 36 hpi with at least 12 leaves in each experiment. Asterisks indicate significant differences (**p < .01 compared with T48, Dunnett's test)