Establishment of virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) system in Luffa acutangula using Phytoene desaturase (PDS) and tendril synthesis related gene (TEN)

Table 1 Comparison of PDS gene silencing in ridge gourd, cucumber, and bottle gourd

		Intensity of photobleaching	PDS gene expression after VIGS treatment
Ridge gourd	34 dpi	+	45%
Cucumber	31 dpi	+++	21%
Bottle gourd	24 dpi	+++	36%

+ Intensity of photobleaching was visually estimated for each cultivar for the plant that showed the most intense silencing, and the percentage of photobleached leaf area to total leaf area was scored with plus signs: +, 10–20%; ++, 20–40%; +++, 40–60%

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