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A Lipid Transfer Protein Increases the Glutathione Content and Enhances Arabidopsis Resistance to a Trichothecene Mycotoxin.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
McLaughlin John E, Bin-Umer Mohamed Anwar, Widiez Thomas, Finn Daniel, McCormick Susan, Tumer Nilgun E
Abstract excerpt
Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important plant diseases worldwide, affecting wheat, barley and other small grains. Trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulate in the grain, presenting a food safety risk and health hazard to humans and animals. Despite considerable breeding efforts, highly resistant wheat or barley cultivars are not available. We screened an activation...
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