The present invention provides a promoter for inducing expression
specifically in at least one site of roots and stem apices. By using this
promoter, it is possible to synthesize a resistance substance against
nematodes or soil pathogens in roots; synthesize a substance promoting
the development of roots in the roots; produce a gene recombinant plant
in which expression of a selective marker in the redifferentiated plant
body is limited to roots when the plant is young, so as to suppress the
expression when the plant is matured; or the like. Further, the
capability of expression in stem apices can be used to develop a
technique for suppress gene expression in vigorously proliferating cells.