Overexpression of CsSAMT in Citrus sinensis Induces Defense Response and Increases Resistance to Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

Citrus canker is a destructive disease caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, which affects all commercial sweet orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) cultivars. Salicylic acid (SA) and systemic-acquired resistance (SAR) have been demonstrated to have a crucial role in mediating plant defense resp...

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Main Authors: Cesar Augusto Nascimento, Natalia Sousa Teixeira-Silva, Raquel Caserta, Marcia Ortiz Mayo Marques, Marco Aurelio Takita, Alessandra A. de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.836582/full