Mechanisms of fungicide resistance in phytopathogenic fungi

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 348-355

  Steffens, James J ^a   Pell, Eva J ^b   Tien, Ming ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029888822     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80043-7     Document Type: Article

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