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process with emphasis on appressoria formation by Magnaporthe oryzae. Int J Curr Microbiol
App Sci 6(4):1931–1939
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coffee WRKY transcription factor genes and expression profiling in resistance responses to
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Ren XJ, Huang WD, Li WZ, Yu DQ (2010) Tobacco transcription factor WRKY4 is a modulator of
leaf development and disease resistance. Biol Plant 54(4):684–690
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family, AtWRKY6 is associated with both senescence and defence related processes. Plant J 28
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358
L. S. Rajput et al.
Structural, functional, and evolutionary characterization of major drought transcription factors
families in maize. Front Chem 6:177
Mohanta TK, Park YH, Bae H (2016) Novel genomic and evolutionary insight of WRKY
transcription factors in plant lineage. Sci Rep 6(1):1–22
Nakayama A, Fukushima S, Goto S, Matsushita A, Shimono M, Sugano S, Jiang CJ, Akagi A,
Yamazaki M, Inoue H, Takatsuji H (2013) Genome-wide identification of WRKY45-regulated
genes that mediate benzothiadiazole-induced defense responses in rice. BMC Plant Biol 13
(1):150
Naoumkina MA, He X, Dixon RA (2008) Elicitor-induced transcription factors for metabolic
reprogramming of secondary metabolism in Medicago truncatula. BMC Plant Biol 8(1):132
Naqvi AR, Sarwat M, Pradhan B, Choudhury NR, Haq QMR, Mukherjee SK (2011) Differential
expression analyses of host genes involved in systemic infection of tomato leaf curl New Delhi
virus (ToLCNDV). Virus Res 160(1–2):395–399
Navarro L, Jay F, Nomura K, He SY, Voinnet O (2008) Suppression of the microRNA pathway by
bacterial effector proteins. Science 321(5891):964–967
Nemchinov LG, Shao J, Lee MN, Postnikova OA, Samac DA (2017) Resistant and susceptible
responses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) to bacterial stem blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae
pv. syringae. PLoS One 12(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189781
Oh SK, Yi SY, Yu SH, Moon JS, Park JM, Choi D (2006) CaWRKY2, a chili pepper transcription
factor, is rapidly induced by incompatible plant pathogens. Mol Cells 22(1):58–64
Oh SK, Baek KH, Park JM, Yi SY, Yu SH, Kamoun S, Choi D (2008) Capsicum annuum WRKY
protein CaWRKY1 is a negative regulator of pathogen defense. New Phytol 177(4):977–989
Pan LJ, Jiang L (2014) Identification and expression of the WRKY transcription factors of Carica
papaya in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Mol Biol Rep 41(3):1215–1225
Park CJ, Shin YC, Lee BJ, Kim KJ, Kim JK, Paek KH (2006) A hot pepper gene encoding WRKY
transcription factor is induced during hypersensitive response to tobacco mosaic virus and
Xanthomonas campestris. Planta 223(2):168–179
Peng X, Hu Y, Tang X, Zhou P, Deng X, Wang H, Gu Z (2012) Constitutive expression of rice
WRKY30 gene increases the endogenous jasmonic acid accumulation, PR gene expression and
resistance to fungal pathogens in rice. Planta 236(5):1485–1498
Qiu Y, Yu D (2009) Over-expression of the stress-induced OsWRKY45 enhances disease resistance and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Environ Exp Bot 65(1):35–47
Qiu JL, Fiil BK, Petersen K, Nielsen HB, Botanga CJ, Thorgrimsen S, Palma K, Suarez-Rodriguez
MC, Sandbech-Clausen S, Lichota J, Brodersen P (2008) Arabidopsis MAP kinase 4 regulates
gene expression through transcription factor release in the nucleus. EMBO J 27(16):2214–2221
Rahman M, Sultana S, Nath D, Kalita S, Chakravarty D, Mehta S, Wani SH, Islam MA (2019)
Molecular breeding approaches for disease resistance in sugarcane. In: Disease resistance in
crop plants. Springer, Cham, pp 131–155
Rajput LS, Sharma T, Madhusudhan P, Sinha P (2017a) Effect of temperature on growth and
sporulation of rice leaf blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 6
(3):394–401
Rajput LS, Sharma T, Madhusudhan P, Sinha P (2017b) Effect of temperature on rice blast infection
process with emphasis on appressoria formation by Magnaporthe oryzae. Int J Curr Microbiol
App Sci 6(4):1931–1939
Ramiro D, Jalloul A, Petitot AS, De Sá MFG, Maluf MP, Fernandez D (2010) Identification of
coffee WRKY transcription factor genes and expression profiling in resistance responses to
pathogens. Tree Genet Genom 6(5):767–781
Ren XJ, Huang WD, Li WZ, Yu DQ (2010) Tobacco transcription factor WRKY4 is a modulator of
leaf development and disease resistance. Biol Plant 54(4):684–690
Robatzek S, Somssich IE (2001) A new member of the Arabidopsis WRKY transcription factor
family, AtWRKY6 is associated with both senescence and defence related processes. Plant J 28
(2):123–133
358
L. S. Rajput et al.