Skip to main content

Table 1 RNAi induced by dsPns4 significantly inhibited viral infection in insect vectors

From: Nonstructural protein Pns4 of rice dwarf virus is essential for viral infection in its insect vector

Microinjectiona

No. of insects giving positive results detected by RT-PCR (n = 100)

Expt I

Expt II

Expt III

dsGFP

51

50

51

dsPns4

16

15

16

  1. aSecond-instar nymphs of N. cincticeps were microinjected with dsGFP or dsPns4, allowed a 3-day AAP on virus-infected rice plants, and then placed on healthy rice seedling for 9 days