Fig. 3
UvCap1 is required for full virulence of U. virens. a The rice false smut balls generated by the wild-type strain P-1, the ΔUvcap1 (#11) mutant and its complemented strain Uvcap1-c (#1). Pictures were taken at 30 dpi. b Column diagram showing the average numbers of false smut balls in an infected panicle in a. Error bars represent SD. * indicates significant differences between the mutant and the wild-type/or complemented strains as estimated by Duncan’s new multiple range test (P < 0.05). c Mycelial extension of P-1, ΔUvcap1 (#11) and Uvcap1-c (#1) inside the spikelets at 10, 14 and 18 dpi. Bar, 10 μm. d Mycelial extension of GFP-tagged P-1, ΔUvcap1 (#11) and Uvcap1-c (#1) inside the spikelets at 10 dpi. Bar, 10 μm