ISHS Acta Horticulturae 538: Eucarpia symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics
PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF NEW GENE TRANSFER STRATEGIES FOR RESISTANCE TO FIRE BLIGHT IN PEAR |
| Authors: | M. Malnoy, E. Chevreau, J.P. Reynord |
| Keywords: | genetic transformation, attacin, lysozyme, lactoferrin |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.538.112 |
| Abstract:
Fire blight is a major disease of the European pear (Pyrus communis L.), caused by the necrotic bacterium Erwinia amylovora. Different genes have been transferred to cultivar ‘Passe Crassane’ to enhance resistance to fire blight. A significant reduction of symptoms after in vitro inoculation was observed for some transgenic clones expressing the attacin E, lysozyme or lactoferrin genes. | |
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