Potato virus X-mediated constitutive expression of Plutella xylostella PxSDF2L1 gene in Nicotiana benthamiana confers resistance to Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae.
Ivis Moran-BertotLianet Rodríguez-CabreraOrlando Borras-HidalgoSiliang HuangYunchao KanDenis J WrightCamilo Ayra-PardoPublished in: BMC plant biology (2021)
We confirm a role of PxSDF2L1 in resistance to black shank, with a potential application to engineering active resistance against this oomycete in the commercial N. tabacum species and propose its evaluation in other crop families and plant pathogens.