Defense expression in protected tissues of Medicago sativa is enhanced during compatible interactions with Colletotrichum trifolii

Phytopathology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1045-1050

  O'Neill, Nichole R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

hypersensitive response; induced defense response; lucerne; race specificity; resistance mechanism

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM TRIFOLII; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0029854316     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-86-1045     Document Type: Article

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