A cold-regulated protein from bermudagrass crowns is a chitinase

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 712-718

  Gatschet, M J ^a   Taliaferro, C M ^a   Porter, D R ^b   Anderson, M P ^a   Anderson, J A ^a   Jackson, K W ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS;

EID: 0029811845     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600030032x     Document Type: Article

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