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Transgenic expression of a functional fragment of harpin protein Hpa1 in wheat induces the phloem-based defence against English grain aphid.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Apr 2014
Fu Maoqiang, Xu Manyu, Zhou Ting, Wang Defu, Tian Shan, Han Liping, Dong Hansong, Zhang Chunling
Abstract excerpt
The harpin protein Hpa1 has multiple beneficial effects in plants, promoting plant growth and development, increasing crop yield, and inducing resistance to pathogens and insect pests. For these effects, the 10-40 residue fragment (Hpa1₁₀₋₄₂) isolated from the Hpa1 sequence is 1.3- to 7.5-fold mo...
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