Characterization of novel sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in tobacco expressing a fungal sesquiterpene synthase

Plant Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 311-318

  Zook, Michael ^a   Hohn, Thomas ^b   Bonnen, Alice ^a   Tsuji, Jun ^a   Hammerschmidt, Raymond ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TABACURA;

EID: 0029911084     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.1.311     Document Type: Article

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