Over-expression of the Arabidopsis NPR1 gene in citrus increases resistance to citrus canker

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-100

  Zhang, Xudong ^a   Francis, Marta I ^b   Dawson, William O ^b   Graham, James H ^b   Orbović, Vladimir ^b   Triplett, Eric W ^a   Mou, Zhonglin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus canker; Pathogenesis related protein; Systemic acquired resistance; Xanthomonas citri

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; LESION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS X PARADISI; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CITRI;

EID: 77955087906     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-010-9633-x     Document Type: Article

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