Potato R1 resistance gene confers resistance against Phytophthora infestans in transgenic tomato plants

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Faino, Luigi ^a,b   Carli, Paola ^a   Testa, Antonino ^a   Cristinzio, Gennaro ^a   Frusciante, Luigi ^a   Ercolano, Maria Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disease resistance gene; Heterologue system; Late blight; PR proteins; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REAL TIME; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77956172796     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-010-9649-2     Document Type: Article

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