title: A gene for plant protection: expression of a bean polygalacturonase inhibitor in tobacco confers a strong resistance against Rhizoctonia solani and two oomycetes.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Borras-Hidalgo
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caprari
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Estevez
authors.forename: Giulia De
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cervone