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Plant gene silencing: mechanisms and applications

Plant gene silencing is a crucially important phenomenon in gene expression and epigenetics. This book describes the way small RNA is produced and acts to silence genes, its likely origins in defence against viruses, and also its potential to improve plants. Plant gene silencing can be used to improve industrial traits, make plants more nutritious or more valuable to consumers, to remove allergens, and to improve resistance to weeds and pathogens.

Chapters

Chapter 26 May 2017

Diversity of RNA silencing pathways in plants.
Authors:
  • E. Elvira-Matelot,
  • Á. E. Martínez de Alba,
  • H. Vaucheret
Pages:
1-31
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Induction and suppression of silencing by plant viruses.
Authors:
  • A. Mingot,
  • A. Valli,
  • J. J. López-Moya,
  • J. A. García
Pages:
32-58
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Artificial induction and maintenance of epigenetic variations in plants.
Authors:
  • Soumita Das Soumita Das,
  • R. R. Singh,
  • P. V. Shivaprasad
Pages:
59-74
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Gene silencing in Archaeplastida algae.
Authors:
  • Ma XinRong Ma XinRong,
  • Kim EunJeong Kim EunJeong,
  • H. Cerutti
Pages:
75-93
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Gene silencing in fungi: a diversity of pathways and functions.
Authors:
  • S. Torres-Martínez,
  • R. M. Ruiz-Vázquez
Pages:
94-109
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Artificial small RNA-based strategies for effective and specific gene silencing in plants.
Authors:
  • A. Carbonell
Pages:
110-127
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Application of RNA silencing in improving plant traits for industrial use.
Authors:
  • Sumit Ghosh Sumit Ghosh,
  • Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Irfan,
  • Asis Datta Asis Datta
Pages:
128-146
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Increasing nutritional value by RNA silencing.
Authors:
  • E. Pons,
  • L. Pena
Pages:
147-165
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Chapter 26 May 2017

RNA-based control of plant diseases: a case study with Fusarium graminearum.
Authors:
  • A. Koch,
  • K. H. Kogel
Pages:
166-175
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Targeting nematode genes by RNA silencing.
Authors:
  • J. Fosu-Nyarko,
  • S. Iqbal,
  • M. G. K. Jones
Pages:
176-192
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Chapter 26 May 2017

Gene silencing provides efficient protection against plant viruses.
Authors:
  • M. Tavazza,
  • A. Lucioli,
  • V. Ilardi
Pages:
193-208
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