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UNKNOWN

Plant Resistance to Viruses

UNKNOWN - Plant Resistance to Viruses, ebook

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Concern about the environmental consequences of the widespread use of pesticides has increased, and evidence of pesticide-resistant virus vectors have continued to emerge. This volume presents a timely survey of the mechanisms of plant resistance and examines current developments in breeding for resistance, with particular emphasis on advances in genetic engineering which allow for the incorporation of viral genetic material into plants. Discusses the mechanisms of innate resistance in strains of tobacco, tomato, and cowpea; various aspects of induced resistance, including the characterization and roles of the pathogenesis-related proteins; antiviral substances and their comparison with interferon; and cross-protection between plant virus strains. Also presents several papers which evaluate the status of genetic engineering as it relates to breeding resistant plants. Among these are discussions of the potential use of plant viruses as gene vectors, gene coding for viral coat protein, satellite RNA, and antisense RNA, and practical issues such as the durability of resistant crop plants in the field.

Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany SCI011000

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
1988
Language
en
Edition
1
Series
Novartis Foundation Symposia
Page amount
226 pages
Category
Natural Sciences
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
9780470513576
Printed ISBN
9780471912637

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