We have tested whether a gene encoding a polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP) protects tobacco against a fungal pathogen (Rhizoctonia solani) and two oomycetes (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae and Peronospora hyoscyami f. sp. tabacina). The trials were performed in greenhouse conditions for R. solani and P parasitica and in the field for P hyoscyami. Our results show that expression of PGIP is a powerful way of engineering a broad-spectrum disease resistance.
A gene for plant protection: expression of a bean polygalacturonase inhibitor in tobacco confers a strong resistance against Rhizoctonia solani and two oonnycetes / Orlando Borras, Hidalgo; Caprari, Claudio; Ingrid Hernandez, Estevez; DE LORENZO, Giulia; Cervone, Felice. - In: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE. - ISSN 1664-462X. - ELETTRONICO. - 3:DEC(2012), pp. 1-6. [10.3389/fpls.2012.00268]
A gene for plant protection: expression of a bean polygalacturonase inhibitor in tobacco confers a strong resistance against Rhizoctonia solani and two oonnycetes
CAPRARI, Claudio;DE LORENZO, Giulia;CERVONE, Felice
2012
Abstract
We have tested whether a gene encoding a polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP) protects tobacco against a fungal pathogen (Rhizoctonia solani) and two oomycetes (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae and Peronospora hyoscyami f. sp. tabacina). The trials were performed in greenhouse conditions for R. solani and P parasitica and in the field for P hyoscyami. Our results show that expression of PGIP is a powerful way of engineering a broad-spectrum disease resistance.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
