Fig. 2

Disease severity of apple saplings infected by V. inaequalis or P. leucotricha. Disease severity was rated per plant at a 0–5 scale with 0 = healthy and 5 = multiple leaves entirely covered with mycelium and leaves close to senescence. Mean values and standard deviation are displayed based on 11–52 replicates. Significant differences in disease severity were evaluated between different timepoints based on Dunn’s test with Benjamini–Hochberg correction for multiple testing. Lower case letters indicate differences at p = 0.05. DAI = days after inoculation