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Overproduction of salicylic acid in plants by bacterial transgenes enhances pathogen resistance.
Nature biotechnology - 1 Jul 2000
Verberne M C, Verpoorte R, Bol J F, Mercado-Blanco J, Linthorst H J
Abstract excerpt
After a hypersensitive response to invading pathogens, plants show elevated accumulation of salicylic acid (SA), induced expression of plant defense genes, and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to further infection by a broad range of pathogens. There is compelling evidence that SA plays a crucial role in triggering SAR. We have transformed tobacco with two bacterial genes coding for enzymes that convert...
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