High level resistance against rhizomania disease by simultaneously integrating two distinct defense mechanisms.

With the aim of achieving durable resistance against rhizomania disease of sugar beet, the employment of different sources of resistance to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus was pursued. To this purpose, Nicotiana benthamiana transgenic plants that simultaneously produce dsRNA originating from a conse...

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Main Authors: Ourania I Pavli, Anastasia P Tampakaki, George N Skaracis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527438?pdf=render