Genetic transformation of Citrus sinensis cv. Hamlin with hrpN gene from Erwinia amylovora and evaluation of the transgenic lines for resistance to citrus canker

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-115

  Barbosa Mendes, Janaynna Magalhães ^a   Filho, Francisco de Assis Alves Mourão ^a   Filho, Armando Bergamin ^a   Harakava, Ricardo ^b   Beer, Steven V ^c   Mendes, Beatriz Madalena Januzzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Harpin; Sweet orange; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 67349256140     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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