Host-induced gene silencing of wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina pathogenicity genes mediated by the Barley stripe mosaic virus

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 595-608

  Panwar, Vinay ^a   McCallum, Brent ^b   Bakkeren, Guus ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Gene silencing; HIGS; Host induced gene silencing; Plant microbe interaction; Puccinia triticina; VIGS; Virulence; Wheat leaf rust

Indexed keywords

BARLEY STRIPE MOSAIC VIRUS; FUNGI; HORDEUM; PUCCINIA; PUCCINIA TRITICINA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

EID: 84874960686     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0022-7     Document Type: Article

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