Article
Low Infection of Phelipanche aegyptiaca in Micro-Tom Mutants Deficient in CAROTENOIDCLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE 8.
International journal of molecular sciences - 6 Sept 2018
Hasegawa Shoko, Tsutsumi Takuya, Fukushima Shunsuke, Okabe Yoshihiro, Saito Junna, Katayama Mina, Shindo Masato, Yamada Yusuke, Shimomura Koichiro, Yoneyama Kaori, Akiyama Kohki, Aoki Koh, Ariizumi Tohru, Ezura Hiroshi, Yamaguchi Shinjiro, Umehara Mikihisa
Abstract excerpt
Strigolactones (SLs), a group of plant hormones, induce germination of root-parasitic plants and inhibit shoot branching in many plants. Shoot branching is an important trait that affects the number and quality of flowers and fruits. Root-parasitic plants, such as Phelipanche spp., infect tomato roots and cause economic damage in Europe and North Africa-hence why resistant tomato cultivars are needed. In this...
Topics
- Dioxygenases
- Disease Resistance
- Germination
- Lactones
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Mutation
- Orobanche
- Plant Diseases
- Plant Growth Regulators
- Plant Proteins