Regulatory genes controlling MPG1 expression and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus magnaporthe grisea

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 771-781

  Lau, Gee ^a   Hamer, John E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

EID: 0001298988     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3870280     Document Type: Article

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