Tomato WRKY transcriptional factor SlDRW1 is required for disease resistance against Botrytis cinerea and tolerance to oxidative stress

Plant Science

Volumn 227, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-156

  Liu, Bo ^a,b   Hong, Yong Bo ^a   Zhang, Ya Fen ^a   Li, Xiao Hui ^a   Huang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Hui Juan ^a   Li, Da Yong ^a   Song, Feng Ming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Weinan Vocational and Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Defense response; Oxidative stress; SlDRW1; Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); WRKY proteins

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; BOTRYTIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; SOLANUM; TOMATO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BOTRYTIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENES, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; SOLANUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84907373538     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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