TRANSGENIC PLANTS HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME

Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for making transgenic plants expressing a resistant Lr34 protein that exhibit increased resistance to fungal diseases, and transgenic plants produced by these methods, and plant parts thereof. The present disclosure provides transgenic plants, and plant parts thereof, that are resistant or immune, or have reduced susceptibility, to Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and other fungal pathogens, while demonstrating minimized or reduced undesirable off-types. The present disclosure provides effective transgenic expression of Lr34 in soybean varieties to reduce the need for one or more fungicide applications, and/or protecting against fungal pathogens developing resistance to both the chemical control agents and other native or engineered disease resistance genes.