Ectopic Expression of <i>Gastrodia</i> Antifungal Protein in Rice Enhances Resistance to Rice Sheath Blight Disease

Ectopic Expression of <i>Gastrodia</i> Antifungal Protein in Rice Enhances Resistance to Rice Sheath Blight Disease

Sheath blight (ShB) disease, caused by <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> Kühn, is one of the most serious rice diseases. Rice breeding against ShB has been severely hindered because no major resistance genes or germplasms are available in rice. Here, we report that introduction of <i>Gastr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Junkai Zhu, Xiang Xue, Ran Ju, Jianhua Zhao, Fen Liu, Xian Han, Yu Yan, Yu Wang, Zhiming Feng, Dongmei Lin, Zongxiang Chen, Yiqin Wang, Xijun Chen, Chengcai Chu, Shimin Zuo, Yafang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
rice
sheath blight
<i>GAFP</i> genes
disease resistance
breeding value
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/1/33

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/1/33

Similar Items