METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING RNAi FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING INFECTIONS OF CROP PLANTS BY BIOTROPHIC PATHOGENS

摘要

The present invention teaches methods and compositions useful for treating, preventing, or curing pathogen infections of living plants. In particular, the present invention teaches methods of enhancing plant response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns using RNA interference of plant genes. The methods and compositions described herein are effective at treating biotrophic pathogens, including Liberibacters.