Fig. 2

MeSPY1-VIGS-challenged susceptible and resistant cassava cultivars. a CMD-susceptible cassava cultivar TME 7S challenged with GFP-VIGS (left) and MeSPY1-VIGS (right) showing defoliation of leaves and death of shoot-tip at 31 days post-inoculation (DPI). b GFP-VIGS- (bottom) and MeSPY1-VIGS- (top) challenged wild-type TME 204 (resistant) and FEC-TME 204 (susceptible). Note symptoms of dead or dying plants in FEC-derived plants. Pictures captured at 24 DPI. All GFP-VIGS plants showed typical CMD symptoms on the leaves