Abstract:To confirm the antimicrobial protein function of LjAMP1 and LjAMP2 genes cloned from motherwort, these two genes were introduced into tomato (cv. Taiwan shenlu) by Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation method. In vitro assessment of the resistance against Verticillium wilt by dipping plant branches into the toxin preparation of Verticillium dahliae,indicated that the rate of showing no wilting symptom in transgenic tomato lines over-expressing LjAMP1 and LjAMP2 is 11.11% and 6.25% respectively, while the wild type and the transgenic plants holding empty construction branches were 100% severely wilted. To further investigate the resistance against Alternaria solani Jones et Grout, detached leaves were inoculated with the pathogen. In T1 progeny transgenic tomato lines over-expressing LjAMP1 and LjAMP2, those showing resistance or tolerance to Verticillium wilt toxin preparation, also exhibited resistance to A.solani. The lowest disease index of LjAMP1 and LjAMP2 T1 progeny transgenic lines was 17.5 and 10.0 respectively, while the disease index of wild type and transgenic plants holding empty construction are 100. Analysis of leaf discs inhibition zone to Ralstonia solanacearum revealed that in transgenic lines those exhibiting resistance to fungal pathogens also showed resistance to the bacterial pathogen, confirming the broad-spectrum resistances of LjAMP1 and LjAMP2.