Expression profiles of defense genes in cassava storage roots upon exposure to Phytopythium sp., causal agent of soft root rot disease

Publication date: Available online 8 September 2018Source: Physiological and Molecular Plant PathologyAuthor(s): Aline Medeiros Lima, Elisa Ferreira Moura, Alessandra Keiko Nakasone Ishida, Angelo Cleiton da Costa Pereira, Sávio Pinho dos Reis, Cláudia Regina Batista de SouzaAbstractCassava is one of the most important crops in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where millions of people depend on its starchy storage roots as their main source of energy. In Brazil, cassava is cultivated in all regions; however, soft root rot disease has hampered its production mainly in the Amazon region. The identification of Phytopythium sp., as the causal agent of soft root rot disease in cassava plants collected in Brazil, was recently reported. Here, our main aim was to evaluate changes in expression le...

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