Genetic transformation of cotton with a harpin-encoding gene <it>hpa</it><sub><it>Xoo </it></sub>confers an enhanced defense response against different pathogens through a priming mechanism

Genetic transformation of cotton with a harpin-encoding gene <it>hpa</it><sub><it>Xoo </it></sub>confers an enhanced defense response against different pathogens through a priming mechanism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The soil-borne fungal pathogen <it>Verticillium dahliae </it>Kleb causes <it>Verticillium </it>wilt in a wide range of crops including cotton (<it>Gossypium hirsutum</it>). To date, most upland cot...

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Main Authors: Song Congfeng, Li Ming, Wang Xiben, Miao Weiguo, Wang Yu, Hu Dongwei, Wang Jinsheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/67

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