LIPOXYGENASE OVEREXPRESSION IN PLANTS AND REDUCTION IN PLANT SENSITIVITY TO DISEASES AND ATTACKS FROM PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS

摘要

The invention concerns methods for reducing plant sensitivity to diseases and attacks from pathogenic organisms. The inventive method consists in overexpression of a lipoxygenase inducible in the plants so as to improve their response to diseases and pathogens. The invention also concerns expression cassettes for overexpression of lipoxygenases in plants and the transformed plants.