Characterisation and genetic mapping of resistance and defence gene analogs in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-227

  Lanaud, Claire ^a   Risterucci, Ange Marie ^a   Pieretti, Isabelle ^a   N'Goran, Jeanne A K ^b   Fargeas, Dominique ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Centre National de Recherche Agronomique Abidjan   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Candidate gene approach; DGA (defence gene analog); Disease resistance; Phytophthora; RGA (resistance gene analog); Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

COCOA; GENES; NUCLEOTIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANDIDATE GENE APPROACH; CANDIDATE GENES; DEFENSE GENE ANALOG; DEFENSE GENES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE ANALOGS; PHYTOPHTHORA; RESISTANCE GENE ANALOG; RESISTANCE GENE ANALOGS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

AMINO ACIDS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 2142741044     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MOLB.0000022515.23880.1b     Document Type: Article

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