Expression of a fungal chitinase in vitis vinifera l. 'merlot' and 'chardonnay' plants produced by biolistic transformation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 528, Issue , 2000, Pages 297-303

  Kikkert, J R ^a   Ali, G S ^a   Wallace, P G ^a   Reisch, B ^a   Reustle, G M ^b,c  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c Staatl Lehr und Forschungsanstalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Disease resistance; Gene gun; Grapevines; Microprojectile bombardment; Trichoderma harzianum; Uncinula necator

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE NECATOR; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0006593959     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.528.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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