Plant–pathogen interactions: toward development of next-generation disease-resistant plants

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 229-237

  Nejat, Naghmeh ^a,b   Rookes, James ^c   Mantri, Nitin L ^a   Cahill, David M ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CRISPR Cas9; effector assisted breeding; effectoromics; genome editing; immune priming compounds; novel resistance strategies; TALENs

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY; GENES; PATHOGENS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSCRIPTION;

CRISPR/CAS9; EFFECTOR-ASSISTED BREEDING; EFFECTOROMICS; IMMUNE-PRIMING COMPOUNDS; NOVEL RESISTANCE STRATEGIES; TALENS;

IMMUNE SYSTEM;

TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASE;

CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; CROP PROTECTION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE EDITING; GENE TARGETING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE EDITING; GENOME, PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR-LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASES;

EID: 84955088715     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1134437     Document Type: Review

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