Ectopic expression of a UDP-glucose:phenylpropanoid glucosyltransferase leads to increased resistance of transgenic tobacco plants against infection with potato virus Y

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1185-1193

  Matros, Andrea ^a,b   Mock, Hans Peter ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b Novoplant GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defence reaction; Glucosyltransferase; Phenylpropanoid; Potato virus Y; Scopolin; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POTATO VIRUS Y; POTYVIRUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 7944233214     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch140     Document Type: Article

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