1. Transgenic tobacco plants expressing Tarin 1 inhibit the growth of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and the development of Spodoptera frugiperda
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Patricia M. Guimarães, David J. Bertioli, Damares C. Monte, Rejane L. Guimarães, Aletéia V Pascoal, Maria F. Grossi de Sá, and Soraya C. M. Leal-Bertioli
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biology ,Nicotiana tabacum ,fungi ,food and beverages ,Spodoptera ,biology.organism_classification ,Colocasia esculenta ,Nematode ,parasitic diseases ,Botany ,Pseudomonas syringae ,Noctuidae ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Meloidogyne javanica ,Pseudomonadaceae - Abstract
Summary The protein Tarin 1, from Colocasia esculenta, was expressed in Nicotiana tabacum. Bioassays were done on plants expressing Tarin 1 at different levels using Spodoptera frugiperda larvae, various bacteria and fungi and the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. It was found that S. frugiperda larvae fed on transformed plants had retarded and lower pupation, lower accumulated biomass and higher mortality rate than larvae fed on control plants. Also, Tarin 1 was found to inhibit the growth in vitro of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. For Meloidogyne javanica, both relative replication and root damage were greater in control plants than in transformed plants, but the results were not statistically significant. This work illustrates the effects of plants expressing Tarin 1, on the growth and development of insects and bacteria, and shows its potential for pest management.
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- 2003
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