Overexpression of the C4 protein of tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus increases tomato resistance to powdery mildew

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 14; p. 1163315
• Main Authors: D’Errico, Chiara, Forgia, Marco, Pisani, Marco, Pavan, Stefano, Noris, Emanuela, Matić, Slavica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 31.03.2023
• Subjects: biotic stress; C4 protein; geminivirus; gene expression; Oidium neolycopersici; Plant Science; tomato; Oidium neolycopersici; biotic stress; tomato; C4 protein; geminivirus; gene expression; phytohormones; transgenic plant

Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most important diseases of greenhouse and field-grown tomatoes. Viruses can intervene beneficially on plant performance in coping with biotic and abiotic stresses. Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus (TYLCSV) has been reported recently to induce tolerance against...