Pathogenesis-related protein 1 homologue is an antifungal protein in Wasabia japonica leaves and confers resistance to Botrytis cinerea in transgenic tobacco

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Kiba, Akinori ^a   Nishihara, Masahiro ^b   Nakatsuka, Takashi ^b   Yamamura, Saburo ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial protein; Pathogenesis related protein 1; Transgenic tobacco; Wasabia japonica

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUTREMA WASABI; FUNGI; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33947547394     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.247     Document Type: Article

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