Topical Application of <i>Escherichia coli</i>-Encapsulated dsRNA Induces Resistance in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> to Potato Viruses and Involves RDR6 and Combined Activities of DCL2 and DCL4

Exogenous application of double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) for inducing virus resistance in plants represents an attractive alternative to transgene-based silencing approaches. However, improvement of dsRNA stability in natural conditions is required in order to provide long-term protection against the...

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Main Authors: Khouloud Necira, Mongia Makki, Eugenio Sanz-García, Tomás Canto, Fattouma Djilani-Khouadja, Francisco Tenllado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/644