Heterologous expression of taro cystatin protects transgenic tomato against Meloidogyne incognita infection by means of interfering sex determination and suppressing gall formation

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-238

  Chan, Yuan Li ^a,b   Yang, Ai Hwa ^c   Chen, Jen Tzu ^d   Yeh, Kai Wun ^a   Chan, Ming Tsair ^a,b,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e Academia Sinica Biotechnology Center in Southern Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CeCPI; Giant cells; Phytocystatin; Root knot nematode; Tomato

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; SOLANUM;

CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOCASIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TUMOR; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; COLOCASIA; CYSTATINS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TUMORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TYLENCHOIDEA;

EID: 77950922399     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0815-y     Document Type: Article

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