High frequency induction of RNA-mediated resistance against Cucumber mosaic virus using inverted repeat constructs

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-226

  Chen, Yuh Kun ^a   Lohuis, Dick ^a   Goldbach, Rob ^a   Prins, Marcel ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CMV; Gene silencing; RNA silencing; siRNA; Virus resistance

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VIRUSES;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; GENE SILENCING; HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION; INVERTED REPEAT; MEDIATED RESISTANCES; RESISTANCE LEVEL; RNA SILENCING; SIRNA; TRANSGENE; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

RNA;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA;

EID: 8744247225     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MOLB.0000047769.82881.f5     Document Type: Article

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