Abstract
Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentumMill.) transformed with the yeast Δ-9 desaturase gene were found to display enhanced resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoniDC. edmund. Salm.) and to possess higher levels of 16:1, 16:2 and 18:1 fatty acids. Lipid peroxides also increased. The improved resistance of the transgenic plants was apparently associated with the increases in 16:1 and 16:2 fatty acids.
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