CORESTA Congress, Berlin, 2016, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 48
TALEN-mediated mutagenesis of NteIF4E1a leads to potato virus Y (PVY) resistance in flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. K326)
(1) Tobacco Breeding and Biotechnology Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, P.R. China; (2) Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, Kunming, P.R. China; (3) National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Kunming, P.R. China
Potato virus Y (PVY) infection causes severe yield reduction and quality decline of cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves, and results in large economic losses. In tobacco production, effective control of PVY is urgently needed. Breeding...