Attacin A gene from Tricloplusia ni reduces susceptibility to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri in transgenic Citrus sinesis 'Hamlin'

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 530-536

  Boscariol, Raquel L ^a   Monteiro, Mariza ^a   Takahashi, Elizabete K ^a   Chabregas, Sabrina M ^a   Vieira, Maria Lucia C ^a   Vieira, Luiz G E ^b   Pereira, Luiz F P ^b   Mouräo Filho, Francisco De A A ^a   Cardoso, Suane C ^a   Christiano, Rock S C ^a   Bergamin Filho, Armando ^a   Barbosa, Janaynna M ^a   Azevedo, Fernando A ^a   Mendes, Beatriz M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Antibacterial peptide; Citrus canker; Sweet orange

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALLIUM CEPA; ATTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; INSECTA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 33746376007     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.131.4.530     Document Type: Article

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