GENOMIC APPROACHES TO PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE

 

Richard Michelmore

Department of Vegetable Crops

University of California

Davis

CA 95616, USA

 

Summary

            Genomic approaches are beginning to revolutionize our understanding of plant disease resistance.  Large-scale sequencing will reveal the detailed organization of resistance gene clusters and the genetic mechanisms generating new resistance specificities.  Global functional analyses will elucidate the complex regulatory networks and the breath of proteins involved in resistance and susceptibility.