Phelipanche ramosa

M Gouran1, M S DeClarin1, S M Brady1,2,3

  • 1Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, 95616  USA.

Plant & cell physiology
|December 12, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

研究者らは、トマト植物が分岐ホソバネコブ(Phelipanche ramosa)に抵抗する方法を研究するための新しい方法を開発した。主要なトマト遺伝子であるSlSCZは、この寄生雑草に対する防御メカニズムであるリグニン蓄積を誘発することがわかった。

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