METHOD OF INCREASING RESISTANCE AGAINST SOYBEAN RUST IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS BY INCREASING THE SCOPOLETIN CONTENT

摘要

A method for increasing fungal resistance in a plant, a plant part, or a plant cell wherein the method comprises the step of increasing the production and/or accumulation of scopoletin and/or a derivative thereof in the plant, plant part, or plant cell in comparison to a wild type plant, wild type plant part,or wild type plant cell.