Expression of Arabidopsis NPR1 in Transgenic Cotton Confers Resistance to Non-defoliating Isolates of Verticillium dahliae but not the Defoliating Isolates

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 158, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 822-825

  Parkhi, Vilas ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a   Campbell, ^a   Bell, ^b   Rathore, K S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Disease resistance; NPR1; Transgenic cotton; Verticillium dahliae; Verticillium wilt

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; COLONIZATION; COTTON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOTYPE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ARABIDOPSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 78049513752     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01714.x     Document Type: Article

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