| Literature DB >> 17924935 |
Dionne N Shepherd1, Tichaona Mangwende, Darren P Martin, Marion Bezuidenhout, Frederik J Kloppers, Charlene H Carolissen, Adérito L Monjane, Edward P Rybicki, Jennifer A Thomson.
Abstract
In this article, we report transgene-derived resistance in maize to the severe pathogen maize streak virus (MSV). The mutated MSV replication-associated protein gene that was used to transform maize showed stable expression to the fourth generation. Transgenic T2 and T3 plants displayed a significant delay in symptom development, a decrease in symptom severity and higher survival rates than non-transgenic plants after MSV challenge, as did a transgenic hybrid made by crossing T2 Hi-II with the widely grown, commercial, highly MSV-susceptible, white maize genotype WM3. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first maize to be developed with transgenic MSV resistance and the first all-African-produced genetically modified crop plant.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17924935 DOI： 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00279.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Biotechnol J ISSN： 1467-7644 Impact factor: 9.803