%0 Journal Article %@ 0378-4290 %A García Olmedo, Francisco %A Molina Fernández, Antonio %A Segura, Ana %A Moreno, Manuel %A Castagnaro, Atilio %A Titarenko, Elena %A Rodriguez Palenzuela, Pablo %A Piñeiro Galvin, Manuel %A Diaz Rodriguez, Isabel %D 1996 %F upm:5856 %I Elsevier %J Field Crops Research %K Defence proteins; Hordeum vulgare; Plant diseases; Resistance; disease; Transgenic plants %N 1-3 %P 79-84 %T Engineering plants against pathogens: A general strategy %U https://oa.upm.es/5856/ %V 45 %X A general strategy to identify defense proteins and genes and to use them in transgenic plants to engineer enhanced resistance against pathogens is illustrated with specific experimental examples. A combinatorial model for the expression of defense genes in response to different pathogens is discussed.