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Interfamily transfer of tomato Ve1 mediates Verticillium resistance in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 2011
Fradin Emilie F, Abd-El-Haliem Ahmed, Masini Laura, van den Berg Grardy C M, Joosten Matthieu H A J, Thomma Bart P H J
Abstract excerpt
Vascular wilts caused by soil-borne fungal species of the Verticillium genus are devastating plant diseases. The most common species, Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum, have broad host ranges and are notoriously difficult to control. Therefore, genetic resistance is the preferred method for disease control. Only from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has a Verticillium resistance locus been cloned,...
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