Flavanols as defence barriers in apple leaves against the apple scab fungus (Venturia inaequalis)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 466, Issue , 1998, Pages 79-82

  Mayr, Ulrich ^a   Treutter, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histochemistry; Leaf infection; Plant defence mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006497467     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.466.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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