Transgenic citrus expressing the antimicrobial gene Attacin E (attE) reduces the susceptibility of 'Duncan' grapefruit to the citrus scab caused by Elsinoë fawcettii

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 391-404

  Mondal, S N ^a   Dutt, M ^a   Grosser, J W ^a   Dewdney, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Antimicrobial peptide; Citrus paradisi

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CULTIVAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; PEPTIDE; SPORULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; ELSINOE FAWCETTII; NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84860163843     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-011-9912-1     Document Type: Article

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