Constitutive expression of an inducible β-1,3-glucanase in alfalfa reduces disease severity caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora megasperma f. sp medicaginis, but does not reduce disease severity of chitin- containing fungi

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 313-323

  Masoud, Sameer A ^a   Zhu, Qun ^b   Lamb, Chris ^b   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

antifungal proteins; chitinase; glucanase; Medicago sativa; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; FUNGI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARNASSIUS APOLLO; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MEGASPERMA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0029861369     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01968941     Document Type: Article

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