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A novel, conditional, lesion mimic phenotype in cotton cotyledons due to the expression of an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Feb 2012
Kumar Vinod, Parkhi Vilas, Joshi Sameer G, Christensen Shawn, Jayaprakasha G K, Patil Bhimanagouda S, Kolomiets Michael V, Rathore Keerti S
Abstract excerpt
We have observed a novel, lesion mimic phenotype (LMP) in the cotyledons of cotton seedlings expressing an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens. This phenotype, however, is conditional and is elicited only when the transgenic seedlings are germinating on a medium that is devoid of mineral nutrients. The LMP manifests itself around the 5th day in the form of scattered, dry necrotic lesions on the cotyledons....
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