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Genetic transformation of cotton with a harpin-encoding gene hpaXoo confers an enhanced defense response against different pathogens through a priming mechanism.
BMC plant biology - 15 Apr 2010
Miao Weiguo, Wang Xiben, Li Ming, Song Congfeng, Wang Yu, Hu Dongwei, Wang Jinsheng
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BACKGROUND: The soil-borne fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae Kleb causes Verticillium wilt in a wide range of crops including cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). To date, most upland cotton varieties are susceptible to V. dahliae and the breeding for cotton varieties with the resistance to Verticilli...
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