Expression of a tomato MYB gene in transgenic tobacco increases resistance to Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis cinerea

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 607-617

  Liu, Zhen ^a   Luan, Yushi ^a   Li, Jingbin ^a   Yin, Yali ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. nicotianae; MYB; Tobacco; Tomato

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT DEFENSE; RESEARCH METHOD; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84955639906     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: 15738469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-015-0799-0     Document Type: Article

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