Maize streak virus-resistant transgenic maize: a first for Africa.
Plant Biotechnol J
; 5(6): 759-67, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17924935
ABSTRACT
In this article, we report transgene-derived resistance in maize to the severe pathogen maize streak virus (MSV). The mutated MSV replication-associated protein gene that was used to transform maize showed stable expression to the fourth generation. Transgenic T2 and T3 plants displayed a significant delay in symptom development, a decrease in symptom severity and higher survival rates than non-transgenic plants after MSV challenge, as did a transgenic hybrid made by crossing T2 Hi-II with the widely grown, commercial, highly MSV-susceptible, white maize genotype WM3. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first maize to be developed with transgenic MSV resistance and the first all-African-produced genetically modified crop plant.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas
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Proteínas não Estruturais Virais
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Zea mays
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Vírus do Listrado do Milho
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article