RXLR and CRN effectors from the sunflower downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara halstedii induce hypersensitive-like responses in resistant sunflower lines

Plasmopara halstedii is an obligate biotrophic oomycete causing downy mildew disease on sunflower, Helianthus annuus, an economically important oil crop. Severe symptoms of the disease (e.g. plant dwarfism, leaf bleaching, sporulation and production of infertile flower) strongly impair seed yield. P...

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Main Authors: Quentin Gascuel, Luis Buendia, Yann Pecrix, Nicolas Blanchet, Stéphane Muños, Felicity Vear, Laurence Godiard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01887/full