Fig. 2

Ss-CAD-silenced transformants showing abnormal sclerotial development. a Phenotypes of the wild-type strain and Ss-CAD gene-silenced transformants were cultured on PDA and carrots. Photographs were taken 10 and 30 days post-inoculation (dpi). b Relative sizes of sclerotia formed by Ss-CAD-silenced transformants and the wild-type strain on carrot rods. c Relative weights of sclerotia formed by Ss-CAD-silenced transformants and the wild-type strain on carrot rods. Sclerotia were produced on autoclaved carrot rods incubated in 250-mL flasks at 20 °C for 30 d. For each strain, 100 randomly selected sclerotia were photographed and weighed. Three independent replicates were performed for all experiments. Values are means ± S.E. **P < 0.01; one-way ANOVA