Figure 3From: Constitutive overexpression of the pollen specific gene SKS13 in leaves reduces aphid performance on Arabidopsis thalianaGene expression analysis, Myzus persicae aphid performance and phenotype of three independent SKS13 overexpressing transgenic lines. (a) Quantitative RT-PCR expression analysis of SKS13 in rosette leaves of Columbia-0 (Col-0) and the three transgenic lines G101, G102 and G103. Values are the means ± SD (n = 3). (b) Performance of M. persicae on plants of Col-0 and the three transgenic lines G101, G102 and G103. Values are the means ± SD (n = 15). Bars marked with different letters are significantly different from each other (Kruskal–Wallis followed by Mann–Whitney U tests, P < 0.05). (c) Rosette leaf phenotype of six-week-old Col-0 and transgenic lines G101, G102 and G103.Back to article page