Molecular-genetic mechanisms of plant resistance to viruses

Kirichenko A.M., Telegeeva T.A., Kovalenko O.G.

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This paper gives a brief overview of the recent ideas about molecular and genetic mechanisms of plant resistance to viruses. Two plant antiviral strategies (R-gene-mediated mechanism and RNA-silencing) are considered. Examples of engineered virus resistance are presented.

Tsitologiya i Genetika 2007, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 67-79

Kirichenko A.M., Telegeeva T.A., Kovalenko O.G. Molecular-genetic mechanisms of plant resistance to viruses, Tsitol Genet., 2007, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 67-79.