Functional characterization of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Clade V MLO genes

Abstract Background Powdery mildew (PM) causing fungi are well-known pathogens, infecting over 10.000 plant species, including the economically important crop cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Loss-of-function mutations in clade V MLO genes have previously been shown to lead to recessively inherited br...

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Main Authors: Jeroen A. Berg, Michela Appiano, Gerard Bijsterbosch, Richard G. F. Visser, Henk J. Schouten, Yuling Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
MLO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1029-z