Patent ID: 7700831

Claim:
A method for conferring resistance to a plant to fungal infection, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the plant a polynucleotide comprising a first coding sequence encoding a plant defense peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 54, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57, SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ ID NO: 59, SEQ ID NO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 63, and combinations thereof; and (b) allowing said plant defense peptide to be expressed in said plant to induce resistance to fungal infection.