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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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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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author | Poveda, Jorge 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/). |
spellingShingle | Review Poveda, Jorge Francisco, Marta Cartea, M. Elena Velasco, Pablo Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests |
title | Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests |
title_full | Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests |
title_fullStr | Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests |
title_full_unstemmed | Development of Transgenic Brassica Crops against Biotic Stresses Caused by Pathogens and Arthropod Pests |
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 |
topic | Review |
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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