Salicylic acid potentiates defence gene expression in tissue exhibiting acquired resistance to pathogen attack

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 559-571

  Mur, Luis A J ^a   Naylor, Grant ^a   Warner, Simon A J ^a   Sugars, Jane M ^b   White, Ray F ^b   Draper, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030051484     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.09040559.x     Document Type: Article

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