A gene for plant protection: expression of a bean polygalacturonase inhibitor in tobacco confers a strong resistance against Rhizoctonia solani and two oomycetes.

A gene for plant protection: expression of a bean polygalacturonase inhibitor in tobacco confers a strong resistance against Rhizoctonia solani and two oomycetes.

We have tested whether a gene encoding a polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP) protects tobacco against a fungal pathogen (Rhizoctonia solani) and two oomycetes (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae and Peronospora hyoscyami f. sp. tabacina). The trials were performed in greenhouse conditio...

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Main Authors: Orlando eBorras-Hidalgo, Claudio eCaprari, Ingrid eHernandez-Estevez, Giulia eDe Lorenzo, Felice eCervone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Disease Resistance
Oomycetes
Solanaceae
polygalacturonase inhibitor
plant protection.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00268/full

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