Transgenic expression of an insect inhibitor of apoptosis gene, SfIAP, confers abiotic and biotic stress tolerance and delays tomato fruit ripening

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 74, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 363-375

  Li, Wei ^a   Kabbage, Mehdi ^b   Dickman, Martin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Cytoprotection; Disease tolerance; Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 77956444190     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: 10961178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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