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. 2020 Dec;36(12):901-904.
doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.08.007. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

SWEET Genes for Disease Resistance in Plants

Pushpendra K Gupta  1
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SWEET Genes for Disease Resistance in Plants

Pushpendra K Gupta. Trends Genet. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Sugar transporters called SWEETs are utilized by plants for a variety of functions. Invading pathogens utilize them for the supply of nutrition, thus rendering the host susceptible, as shown in several plant species. Therefore, naturally occurring and genetically manipulated SWEET gene variants are being deployed for the development of resistant crop cultivars.

Keywords: SWEET genes; disease resistance.

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