Elicitor-inducible 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase activity is required for sesquiterpene accumulation in tobacco cell suspension cultures

Plant Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 693-698

  Chappell, Joseph ^a   VonLanken, Carol ^a   Vögeli, Urs ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Agrochemicals ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS JAPONICUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYTOPHTHORA; TABACUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0000812639     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.97.2.693     Document Type: Article

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