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The WRKY45-Dependent Signaling Pathway Is Required For Resistance against Striga hermonthica Parasitism.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2015
Mutuku J Musembi, Yoshida Satoko, Shimizu Takafumi, Ichihashi Yasunori, Wakatake Takanori, Takahashi Akira, Seo Mitsunori, Shirasu Ken
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The root hemiparasite witchweed (Striga spp.) is a devastating agricultural pest that causes losses of up to $1 billion US annually in sub-Saharan Africa. Development of resistant crops is one of the cost-effective ways to address this problem. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance are not well understood. To understand molecular events upon Striga spp. infection, we conducted genome-scale RNA...
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