| Literature DB >> 22446884 |
Eva Várallyay1, Gábor Giczey, József Burgyán.
Abstract
Powdery mildew is one of the most important cereal diseases worldwide. Genetic analysis has revealed that mutant alleles of the Mlo gene cause broad-spectrum resistance against this pathogen in barley. In this study, the possibility of inducing broad-spectrum powdery mildew resistance against this pathogen by RNAi of the barley Mlo ortholog in wheat was examined using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS). A clear correlation was found between resistance and accumulation of Mlo-specific siRNAs, raising the possibility of designing powdery mildew resistance in wheat by RNA silencing using both transgenic and non-transgenic approaches.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22446884 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1286-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574