Expression of a chitinase transgene in rose (Rosa hybrida L.) reduces development of blackspot disease (Diplocarpon rosae Wolf)

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-194

  Marchant, Robert ^a   Davey, Michael R ^a   Lucas, John A ^b   Lamb, Chris J ^c   Dixon, Richard A ^d   Power, J Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Diplocarpon rosae; Disease resistance; Genetic engineering; Rosa hybrida L.

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; BLACKSPOT; CHITINASE; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ASSAY; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLANT GENOME; PLASMID; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CULTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; PLANTS (BOTANY);

'CURRENT; CHITINASES; CLASS I; DIPLOCARPA ROSA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EMBRYOGENIC CALLI; GENE DELIVERY; GENES ENCODING; ROSA HYBRIDA L; TRANSGENE;

GENE ENCODING;

ASCOMYCOTA; CANIS; DIPLOCARPON ROSAE; FUNGI; ROSA; ROSA HYBRID CULTIVAR; ROSA HYBRIDA;

EID: 0031879677     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009642707505     Document Type: Article

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