FIG 5.

Appressorium formation and morphogenesis in the MoRPD3 silencing mutants. (A) Appressorium formation rates of the mutants on an inductive (hydrophobic) surface at 4, 6, and 8 h postincubation. Error bars indicate standard errors. Asterisks indicate a statistically significant difference in mean values, compared to values for the wild type (P < 0.05, LSD test, n = 3). (B) Representative images showing size reduction in the appressoria of the mutant strains. Scale bar, 10 μm. (C) Comparison of size distributions of appressoria for mutant strains and the wild type. The sizes of appressoria were measured at 8 and 24 h postincubation. Dots within a violin plot indicate mean values. Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference among size distributions (P < 0.05, LSD test, n > 100).