Transcriptome analysis of Pinus monticola primary needles by RNA-seq provides novel insight into host resistance to Cronartium ribicola

BMC Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Liu, Jun Jun ^a   Sturrock, Rona N ^a   Benton, Ross ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defence response; Disease resistance; RNA seq analysis; Transcriptome profiling; White pine blister rust (WP BR) interaction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PINUS; PLANT DISEASES; RNA; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84890256853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-884     Document Type: Article

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