Modification of plant resistance to diseases and/or pests

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of modifying resistance of plants to diseases and/or pests by transforming the plants with a nucleic acid encoding ryegrass O-methyltransferase (OMT). The invention also relates to transformed plants, cells and seeds having increased disease and/or pest resistance by expressing rygrass O-methyltransferase (OMT).