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Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests

The Brassica genus includes one of the 10 most agronomically and economically important plant groups in the world. Within this group, we can find examples such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnip or rapeseed. Their cultivation and postharvest are continually threatened...

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Autores principales: Poveda, Jorge, Francisco, Marta, Cartea, M. Elena, Velasco, Pablo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33261092
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121664
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Francisco, Marta
Cartea, M. Elena
Velasco, Pablo
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description The Brassica genus includes one of the 10 most agronomically and economically important plant groups in the world. Within this group, we can find examples such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnip or rapeseed. Their cultivation and postharvest are continually threatened by significant stresses of biotic origin, such as pathogens and pests. In recent years, numerous research groups around the world have developed transgenic lines within the Brassica genus that are capable of defending themselves effectively against these enemies. The present work compiles all the existing studies to date on this matter, focusing in a special way on those of greater relevance in recent years, the choice of the gene of interest and the mechanisms involved in improving plant defenses. Some of the main transgenic lines developed include coding genes for chitinases, glucanases or cry proteins, which show effective results against pathogens such as Alternaria brassicae, Leptosphaeria maculans or Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, or pests such as Lipaphis erysimi or Plutella xylostella.
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spelling pubmed-77613172020-12-26 Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests Poveda, Jorge Francisco, Marta Cartea, M. Elena Velasco, Pablo Plants (Basel) Review The Brassica genus includes one of the 10 most agronomically and economically important plant groups in the world. Within this group, we can find examples such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnip or rapeseed. Their cultivation and postharvest are continually threatened by significant stresses of biotic origin, such as pathogens and pests. In recent years, numerous research groups around the world have developed transgenic lines within the Brassica genus that are capable of defending themselves effectively against these enemies. The present work compiles all the existing studies to date on this matter, focusing in a special way on those of greater relevance in recent years, the choice of the gene of interest and the mechanisms involved in improving plant defenses. Some of the main transgenic lines developed include coding genes for chitinases, glucanases or cry proteins, which show effective results against pathogens such as Alternaria brassicae, Leptosphaeria maculans or Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, or pests such as Lipaphis erysimi or Plutella xylostella. MDPI 2020-11-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7761317/ /pubmed/33261092 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121664 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests
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title_short Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests
title_sort development of transgenic brassica crops against biotic stresses caused by pathogens and arthropod pests
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33261092
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121664
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