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Table 2 Response of Arabidopsis accessions to Ps. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 infection and P. simplicissimum GP17-2-mediated ISR

From: Genetic variation for induced and basal resistance against leaf pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 among Arabidopsis thaliana accessions

Groups (based on percent disease severity)

Number of accessions

Number of ISR responsive accessions

% Accessions expressing ISR

Chi square test (χ2)

df

P valuea

Highly susceptible (DS >70%)

25

24

96.00

10.36

2

0.0056

Moderately susceptible (DS = 40–70%)

23

20

86.95

Lowly susceptible (DS <40%)

27

5

18.51

  1. DS %disease severity.
  2. a P < 0.05 means there is significant difference.