Over-expression of a cacao class I chitinase gene in Theobroma cacao L. enhances resistance against the pathogen, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Planta

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 740-749

  Maximova, Siela N ^a   Marelli, Jean Philippe ^a   Young, Ann ^a   Pishak, Sharon ^a   Verica, Joseph A ^a   Guiltinan, Mark J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Fungal pathogen resistance; Theobroma cacao; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITINASE C; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CACAO; COLLETOTRICHUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CACAO; CHITINASE; COLLETOTRICHUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; RHIZOBIUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 33747826864     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0188-6     Document Type: Article

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