Expression of a gene encoding trichosanthin in transgenic rice plants enhances resistance to fungus blast disease

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 992-998

  Yuan, H ^a   Ming, X ^a   Wang, L ^a   Hu, P ^a   An, C ^a   Chen, Z ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blast fungus; Pyricularia oryzae; Ribosome inactivating protein; Transgenic rice; Trichosanthin

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FUNGI; GENES;

SEEDLING SURVIVAL RATE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; ORYZA SATIVA; PYRICULARIA; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII;

EID: 0036218730     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-002-0437-0     Document Type: Article

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