Host-induced gene silencing inhibits the biotrophic pathogen causing downy mildew of lettuce

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 875-883

  Govindarajulu, Manjula ^a   Epstein, Lynn ^a   Wroblewski, Tadeusz ^a   Michelmore, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bremia lactucae; HIGS; Lactuca sativa; Disease resistance; Gene silencing; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

BREMIA LACTUCAE; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; PERONOSPORACEAE;

GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; OOMYCETES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE SILENCING; LETTUCE; OOMYCETES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84939570011     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12307     Document Type: Article

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