The myrosinase-glucosinolate system, its organisation and biochemistry

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 194-208

  Bones, Atle M ^a   Rossiter, John T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassicaceae; Capparales; Growth regulation; Plant defence system; Plant phytopatogen and insect interaction; Sulphur and nitrogen metabolism

Indexed keywords

BRASSICACEAE; BRASSICALES; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0000295679     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb00497.x     Document Type: Review

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