Functional Analysis of the Pathogenicity-Related Gene VdPR1 in the Vascular Wilt Fungus Verticillium dahliae
Fig 5
Phenotypic characterization of wild-type Vd080 strain and mutants.
A) Colony morphology of wild-type strain and mutants on potato dextrose agar at 11 days post inoculation. B) Radial growth rates of isolates. C) Spore germination of mutants on solid Czapek-Dox medium. D) Spore yield of mutants in liquid Czapek-Dox medium. E) Effect of cotton root extract solution on spore production of mutants. Means and standard errors were calculated from at least three independent experiments, with a significant difference of P < 0.05 among strains.