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Theobroma cacao, a Host for Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Authors :
E. R. Dickstein
L. H. Purdy
Source :
Plant Disease. 73:638
Publication Year :
1989
Publisher :
Scientific Societies, 1989.

Abstract

Bacterial pathogens have not been reported in association with Theobroma cacao. However, three strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens isolated from chrysanthemum induced galls in seedling cacao plants grown in a greenhouse. Since T. cacao is thus a proven host for the crown gall bacterium, the Ti plasmid of A. tumefaciens may possibly be used as a vector for the introduction of selected DNA into cacao

Details

ISSN :
01912917
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Plant Disease
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........799e94e956e4b107766244484882d90e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-73-0638