FUNGAL RESISTANT PLANTS EXPRESSING CASAR

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of a CASAR protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding a CASAR protein.

主权项

1. 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 expression and/or activity of a CASAR protein in the plant, plant part, or plant cell in comparison to a wild type plant, wild type plant part or wild type plant cell, wherein the fungal resistance is resistance against rust.