Candidate effector proteins of the necrotrophic apple canker pathogen Valsa mali can suppress BAX-induced PCD.

Canker caused by the Ascomycete Valsa mali is the most destructive disease of apple in Eastern Asia, resulting in yield losses of up to 100 %. This necrotrophic fungus induces severe necrosis on apple, eventually leading to the death of the whole tree. Identification of necrosis inducing factors may...

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Main Authors: Zhengpeng eLi, Zhiyuan eYin, Yanyun eFan, Ming eXu, Zhensheng eKang, Lili eHuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00579/full