Prospects for engineering virus resistance in plants with antisense RNA

The use of antisense RNA to manipulate plant metabolism has already been shown to be successful in altering pigment production in flowers and manipulating the ripening and softening processes in fruit. The major losses in crop yields due to viral pathogens have led to investigations of many strategi...

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Published inTrends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 383 - 388
Main Authors Bejarano, Eduardo R., Lichtenstein, Conrad P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1992
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Classical and quantitative genetics. Population genetics. Molecular genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities. Genetics. Plant material
Genetics and breeding of economic plants
Molecular genetics
Virus
Resistance
Plant pathogen
Geminivirus
Antisense RNA
Replication
Genetic engineering
Transgenic plant
Inhibition
DNA virus
Agroinfection
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Summary:The use of antisense RNA to manipulate plant metabolism has already been shown to be successful in altering pigment production in flowers and manipulating the ripening and softening processes in fruit. The major losses in crop yields due to viral pathogens have led to investigations of many strategies for developing virus-resistant plants. By inhibiting viral replication, the use of antisense may permit the engineering of such resistant plants.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/0167-7799(92)90279-5