Transgenic apple lines over-expressing the apple gene MpNPR1 have increased resistance to fire blight

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 704, Issue , 2006, Pages 521-526

  Malnoy, M ^a   Borejsza Wysocka, E E ^a   Aldwinckle, H S ^a   Jin, Q L ^b   He, S Y ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erwinia amylovora; Malus x domestica; NPR1; Resistance; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33745091819     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.704.82     Document Type: Article

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