PLANTS RESISTANT TO FUNGAL PATHOGENS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to plant genes involved in negative regulation of resistance to fungal pathogens and uses thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to plants comprising an inactivated WAK112 gene, or an ortholog thereof, and having increased resistance to fungal pathogens. The invention also relates to methods for producing modified plants having increased or improved fungal disease and pathogen resistance. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of screening and identifying molecules that modulate WAK112 gene expression.