In vitro antifungal activity of synthetic dsRNA molecules against two pathogens of banana, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense and Mycosphaerella fijiensis

Pest Management Science

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1155-1162

  Mumbanza, Francis M ^a,b   Kiggundu, Andrew ^a   Tusiime, Geoffrey ^b   Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K ^a   Niblett, Chuck ^c   Bailey, Anna ^c  

^a National Agricultural Research Organisation   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Venganza Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; Genes; RNA interference; Spore germination inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; INHIBITION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; SPORE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. CUBENSE; MYCOSPHAERELLA FIJIENSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA; DRUG EFFECT; FUSARIUM; GENE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSA; PLANT DISEASE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPORE GERMINATION INHIBITION;

DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA; GENES; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPORE GERMINATION INHIBITION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; MUSA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EID: 84883655147     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3480     Document Type: Article

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