Integrative transcriptomics reveals association of abscisic acid and lignin pathways with cassava whitefly resistance

Abstract Background Whiteflies are a global threat to crop yields, including the African subsistence crop cassava (Manihot esculenta). Outbreaks of superabundant whitefly populations throughout Eastern and Central Africa in recent years have dramatically increased the pressures of whitefly feeding a...

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Main Authors: Danielle G. Nye, Maria L. Irigoyen, Laura Perez-Fons, Adriana Bohorquez-Chaux, Manhoi Hur, Diana Medina-Yerena, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Paul D. Fraser, Linda L. Walling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04607-y