RNA-Seq of Tomato Fruit-Alternaria Chitin Oligomer Interaction Reveals Genes Encoding Chitin Membrane Receptors and the Activation of the Defense Response

The tomato is an economically important crop worldwide, although fungal infections by <i>Alternaria alternata</i> are the main cause of large postharvest fruit losses. One alternative to chemical control is the induction of the defense mechanism of plants with natural molecules such as c...

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Main Authors: Yaima Henry García, Rosalba Troncoso-Rojas, María Elena Báez-Flores, Miguel Ángel Hernández-Oñate, Martín Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Horticulturae
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/10/1064