Enhancing Plant Disease Resistance without R Genes

Birinchi Kumar Sarma; Harikesh Bahadur Singh; Dilantha Fernando; Roberto Nascimento Silva; Vijai Kumar Gupta

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.04.002

Enhancing Plant Disease Resistance without R Genes

Birinchi Kumar Sarma, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Dilantha Fernando, Roberto Nascimento Silva, Vijai Kumar Gupta^*

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Abstract

Crop plants encounter constant biotic challenges, and these challenges have historically been best managed with resistance (R) genes. However, the rapid evolution of new pathogenic strains along with the nonavailability or nonidentification of R genes in cultivated crop species against a large number of plant pathogens have led researchers to think beyond R genes. Biotechnological tools have shown promise in dealing with such challenges. Technologies such as transgenerational plant immunity, interspecies transfer of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), pathogen-derived resistance (PDR), gene regulation, and expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in host plants from other plant species have led to enhanced disease resistance and increased food security.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	523-525
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Biotechnology
Volume	34
Issue number	7
Early online date	21 Apr 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.04.002
Publication status	Print publication - 1 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes

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