Over-expression of the apple gene MpNPR1 causes increased disease resistance in Malus x domestica

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 663, Issue , 2004, Pages 463-468

  Malnoy, M ^a   Borejsza Wysocka, E E ^a   Jin, Q L ^b   He, S Y ^b   Aldwinckle, H S ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erwinia amylovora; Fire blight; Genetic engineering; Transformation; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879925595     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.663.80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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