Response of transgenic cucumber and carrot plants expressing different chitinase enzymes to inoculation with fungal pathogens

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 999-1005

  Punja, Z K ^a   Raharjo, S H T ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

antifungal; hydrolyric enzymes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029802263     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0999     Document Type: Article

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