Fig. 5

Leaf metabolic responses to SiO2@CDs application. (A) Venn diagram showing the number of transcriptomes and metabolomes gaining co-participation in pathways; (B) Bubble mapping of KEGG pathways co-enriched by transcriptomics and metabolomics; (C) The expression profile of genes in tobacco leaves treated with or without SiO2@CDs; (D) A diagram illustrating the molecular mechanisms underlying the enhancement of tobacco resistance to aphids by SiO2@CDs (P < 0.05, n = 3)