Statistical analysis
Data from all the sets of detached leaf assay experiments were recorded in three replicates and subjected to analysis of
variance (ANOVA). Total area of green colour and chlorotic lesion area was measured to calculate the deterioration of
detached leaves. Percentage of infected leaf area for transgenic and control leaves was measured using ImageJ a Javabased
image processing tool. A post hoc analysis test LSD (Least Significant Difference) was carried out in disease
assay experiment and to test the significance of different treatment means against a standard control in accordingly
presented in tables. All analysis were done using GraphPad Prism-5 a statistical package tool