Transgenic banana expressing Pflp gene confers enhanced resistance to Xanthomonas wilt disease

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 855-865

  Namukwaya, B ^a,b,c   Tripathi, L ^a   Tripathi, J N ^a   Arinaitwe, G ^b   Mukasa, S B ^c   Tushemereirwe, W K ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b National Agricultural Research Organization   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Banana Xanthomonas wilt; Disease resistance; Pflp; Transgenic banana

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; PLANT FERREDOXIN LIKE PROTEIN, CAPSICUM ANNUUM; PLANT FERREDOXIN-LIKE PROTEIN, CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

ARTICLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSA; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; FERREDOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUSA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

MUSA; MUSA SP.; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 84864041443     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9574-y     Document Type: Article

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