TY  - JOUR
N2  - Fungal diseases in groundnut are the most significant limiting factor causing more than 50%
yield losses throughout the world. Genetic enhancement in groundnut through conventional breeding
and chemical control has yielded only limited success. More recently, genetic transformation has led
to possibility of transforming crops for increased resistance to fungal diseases. This review summarizes
the advances of genetic engineering applied for improvement of groundnut disease resistance against
fungal pathogens. Fungal resistant transgene of plant, bacterial or fungal origin can be introduced into
groundnut for enhanced disease resistance. Progress in engineering fungal disease resistance in
transgenic ground nut has been accomplished through expression of PR proteins, antifungal proteins,
antimicrobial proteins, ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP) and phytoalexins.
AV  - restricted
A1  - Prasad, K
A1  - Bhatnagar-Mathur, P
A1  - Narasu, M L
A1  - Waliyar, F
A1  - Sharma, K K
TI  - Transgenic approaches for improving fungal disease resistance in groundnut
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/5360/
JF  - Technology Spectrum
SP  - 1
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat5360
EP  - 10
SN  - 0974-6854
VL  - 5
PB  - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
IS  - 1
ER  -