Fig. 8

Phenotype and incidence of leave wilt of BX plantlets infected by different fungal strains for 45 days. Photographs were taken 45 days after inoculation. a Mock-inoculated banana plantlets. b Banana plantlets infected by the WT strains. c Banana plantlets infected by the ccp1 strains. d Banana plantlets infected by the Comp strains. Each panel in the lower left is the transverse section of roots corresponding to the banana plantlets (from left to right). A total of 50 plants were inoculated for each Foc strain. The disease is diagnosed by wilt leaves and the brown spots in the roots. e The incidence of leaves wilt in banana plants infected by the WT, ccp1 and Comp fungi strains. The error bars represent SE. Asterisks indicate significantly difference (** P < 0.01) through Student’s test