Genetic engineering of plants to enhance resistance to fungal pathogens—a review of progress and future prospects

By Zamir K. Punja. 2001

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Subfields: Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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Fungal Pathogens: The Battle for Plant Infection (2006, background): “…and a variety of cell wall-degrading enzymes (depolymerases), production of phytotoxic metabolites such as mycotoxins and oxalic acid and/or an increase in pressure within the fungal infection structures support penetration of the cuticle and plant cell walls (Mendgen et al., 1996; Punja, 2001).”
Thaumatin gene confers resistance to fungal pathogens as well as tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic tobacco plants (2007, background): “It has been demonstrated that transgenic plants expressing the various PR-proteins, including chitinase, glucanase and TLPs exhibited resistance against the target fungal pathogens (reviewed by Rao et al. 1999, Punja 2001).”
Venturia inaequalis Resistance in Apple (2006, background): “Five main approaches have been described in many different species to enhance disease resistance against fungal pathogens by the introgression of heterologous genes in transgenic plants (Punja, 2001).”
Effects of transgenic plants on soil microorganisms (2005, background): “Chitinase genes from different sources have been isolated and inserted into plant genomes for control of fungal pathogens (Punja, 2001).”
Plant Chitinases: Genetic Diversity and Physiological Roles (2012, background): “Transgenic plants have been produced using chitinase genes of diverse classes and by employing a range of donor and recipient host plant species (Table 3; also see Punja, 2001, Grover and Gowthaman, 2003).”
Understanding Root Rot Disease in Agricultural Crops (2020, background): “solani is enhanced by co-expression of chitinases, 1,3-β-glucanases, and osmotin proteins [288,289].”