De novo transcriptome analyses of host-fungal interactions in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

• Main Authors: Ho, Chai Ling, Tan, Yung Chie, Yeoh, Keat Ai, Ghazali, Ahmad Kamal, Yee, Wai Yan, Hoh, Chee Choong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16869/1/16869.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16869/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-016-2368-0?view=classic
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Basal stem rot (BSR) is a fungal disease in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) which is caused by hemibiotrophic white rot fungi belonging to the Ganoderma genus. Molecular responses of oil palm to these pathogens are not well known although this information is crucial to strategize effe...