Fig. 7

CSC-dsRNA complex provides prolonged protection against Rhizoctonia solani in rice plants. a The leaves detached from rice plants were inoculated with actively growing R. solani mycelium plugs (5 mm diameter) and treated with naked RsAGO1/2-dsRNA or CSC nanoparticle-dsRNA complex (dsRNA: 50 ng/μL) that had been incubated at 28°C for 0, 10, and 20 days. b Relative lesion area was measured and calculated using ImageJ software. The average value of the lesion area in the water treatment is set to 1.0. Data are means ± SD of three replicates. **Indicates significant difference at P < 0.01 (Student’s t-test)