Use of lysozyme gene structures in plants to increase resistance

Transformed cells of plants, said transformed cells of plants having an increased resistance to fungi, said transformed cells of plants comprising in their genome one or more lysozyme gene structures, said lysozyme gene structures expressing lysozyme, said lysozyme gene structures comprising a chimeric gene fusion of the TR promoter, the signal peptide-encoding sequence of barley alpha-amylase, and one or more lysozyme genes, and said plants being selected from the group consisting of potato, and tomato.

Transformed whole plants, said transformed whole plants having an increased resistance to fungi, said transformed whole plants comprising in their genome one or more lysozyme gene structures, said lysozyme gene structures expressing lysozyme, said lysozyme gene structures comprising a chimeric gene fusion of the TR promoter, the signal peptide-encoding sequence of barley alpha-amylase, and one or more lysozyme genes, and said plants being selected from the group consisting of potato, and tomato.

Transformed plant parts, said transformed plant parts having an increased resistance to fungi, said transformed plant parts comprising in their genome one or more lysozyme gene structures, said lysozyme gene structures expressing lysozyme, said lysozyme gene structures comprising a chimeric gene fusion of the TR promoter, the signal peptide-encoding sequence of barley alpha-amylase, and one or more lysozyme genes, and said plants being selected from the group consisting of potato, and tomato.