Characterization of novel oil palm defense-related transcription factors during biotrophic and necrotrophic infection phases of Ganoderma boninense

• Main Author: Mohd Sakeh, Nurshafika
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Oil palm - Diseases and pests; Ganoderma diseases of plants
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90886/1/IPTSM%202020%204%20-%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90886/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Basal stem rot (BSR) disease, caused by Ganoderma boninense has been pinpointed to be one of the major factors that contribute to the decline in yield of oil palm. Hemibiotroph pathogen such as G. boninense manipulates the host defense mechanisms to strategically infect host plant by switching fr...