Expression of sarcotoxin IA gene via a root-specific tob promoter enhanced host resistance against parasitic weeds in tomato plants

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Radi, Aly ^a   Dina, Plakhin ^a   Guy, Achdari ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Orobanche aegyptiaca; Parasitic weeds; Sarcotoxin IA; Transgenic tomato

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA; PARASITIC WEEDS; SARCOTOXIN IA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

INSECT PROTEIN; SARCOTOXIN IA PROTEIN, SARCOPHAGA PEREGRINA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METABOLISM; OROBANCHE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECT PROTEINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OROBANCHE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEEDS;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS; TOMATOES;

INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 33645231061     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-005-0052-y     Document Type: Article

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