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Transgenic approaches for improving fungal disease resistance in groundnut

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Title Transgenic approaches for improving fungal disease resistance in groundnut
 
Creator Prasad, K
Bhatnagar-Mathur, P
Narasu, M L
Waliyar, F
Sharma, K K
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description Fungal diseases in groundnut are the most significant limiting factor causing more than 50%
yield losses throughout the world. Genetic enhancement in groundnut through conventional breeding
and chemical control has yielded only limited success. More recently, genetic transformation has led
to possibility of transforming crops for increased resistance to fungal diseases. This review summarizes
the advances of genetic engineering applied for improvement of groundnut disease resistance against
fungal pathogens. Fungal resistant transgene of plant, bacterial or fungal origin can be introduced into
groundnut for enhanced disease resistance. Progress in engineering fungal disease resistance in
transgenic ground nut has been accomplished through expression of PR proteins, antifungal proteins,
antimicrobial proteins, ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP) and phytoalexins.
 
Publisher Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5360/1/2011%20Kalyani%20et%20al%20Technol%20Spect.pdf
Prasad, K and Bhatnagar-Mathur, P and Narasu, M L and Waliyar, F and Sharma, K K (2011) Transgenic approaches for improving fungal disease resistance in groundnut. Technology Spectrum, 5 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0974-6854