Expression of designed antimicrobial peptides in Theobroma cacao L. Trees reduces leaf necrosis caused by phytophthora spp.

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1095, Issue , 2012, Pages 379-395

  Mejía, Luis C ^a,b   Guiltinan, Mark J ^a   Shi, Zi ^a   Landherr, Lena ^a   Maximova, Siela N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; PATHOGENS;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SYMBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TRANSGENIC LINES;

PEPTIDES;

EID: 84890874137     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2012-1095.ch018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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