Advances in Understanding Defense Mechanisms in Persea americana Against Phytophthora cinnamomi

Advances in Understanding Defense Mechanisms in Persea americana Against Phytophthora cinnamomi

Avocado (Persea americana) is an economically important fruit crop world-wide, the production of which is challenged by notable root pathogens such as Phytophthora cinnamomi and Rosellinia necatrix. Arguably the most prevalent, P. cinnamomi, is a hemibiotrophic oomycete which causes Phytophthora roo...

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Main Authors: Noëlani van den Berg, Velushka Swart, Robert Backer, Alicia Fick, Raven Wienk, Juanita Engelbrecht, S. Ashok Prabhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Phytophthora root rot
host defense
callose deposition
NPR1
phytohormone signaling
single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.636339/full

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