Abstract
The changes in ubiquitin mRNA level in intact plants of both susceptible (cv. Spunta) and partially resistant (cv. Pampeana-INTA) potato cultivars after inoculation with low doses (l03 sporangia cm−3) ofPhytophthora infestons were studied after 72 h of treatment. Inoculation leads to 5-fold accumulation of potato ubiquitin transcripts in both cultivars. This result supports the connection between ubiquitin expression and defense reaction in plants.
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Abbreviations
- P.i.:
-
Phytophthora infestons
- PR:
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pathogenesis related
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Basso, M., Laxalt, A.M., Madrid, E.A. et al. Ubiquitin messenger RNA accumulation in potato leaves as a response to the pathogenic fungusPhytophthora infestans . Biol Plant 38, 119–122 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879644
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879644