Genetic engineering of crop plants for fungal resistance: role of antifungal genes |
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| Authors: | S Antony Ceasar S Ignacimuthu |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Plant Biotechnology, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, 600034, India; |
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| Abstract: | Fungal diseases damage crop plants and affect agricultural production. Transgenic plants have been produced by inserting antifungal
genes to confer resistance against fungal pathogens. Genes of fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes, such as chitinase and glucanase,
are frequently used to produce fungal-resistant transgenic crop plants. In this review, we summarize the details of various
transformation studies to develop fungal resistance in crop plants. |
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