Over-expression of the Pikh gene with a CaMV 35S promoter leads to improved blast disease (Magnaporthe oryzae) tolerance in rice
Magnaporthe oryzae is a rice blast fungus and plant pathogen that causes a serious rice disease and, therefore, poses a threat to the world’s second most important food security crop. Plant transformation technology has become an adaptable system for cultivar improvement and to functionally analyze...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media
2016
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52435/1/52435.pdf |