Silencing of apple proteins that interact with DspE, a pathogenicity effector from Erwinia amylovora, as a strategy to increase resistance to fire blight

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 663, Issue , 2004, Pages 469-474

  Borejsza Wysocka, E E ^a   Malnoy, M ^a   Meng, X ^a   Bonasera, J M ^a   Nissinen, R M ^a   Kim, J F ^a   Beer, S V ^a   Aldwinckle, H S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

DspE gene; Kinase; Malus sp.; Resistance; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248525459     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.663.81     Document Type: Conference Paper

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