Demonstration by RNA interference of a new molecular mechanism for resistance to an oomycete in tobacco plants

Oomycetes constitute an important agricultural pathogen for plants of the Solanaceae family. Black shank, caused by Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae, is one of the most important diseases affecting tobacco plantations in Cuba and worldwide, constituting an occasional cause of major economic l...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Hernández, Orlando Borrás, Osmani Chacón, Merardo Pujol, Yunior López, Raisa Rodrígues, Roxana Portieles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522010000300008&lng=en&tlng=en