Characterization and expression of chitinase and 1,3-β-glucanase genes in cotton

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 911-916

  Hudspeth, Richard L ^a   Hobbs, Susan L ^a   Anderson, David M ^a   Grula, John W ^a  

^a JG Boswell Cotton Seed Company   (United States)

Author keywords

1,3 glucanase; chitinase; cotton; gene expression; Gossypium hirsutum

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030199216     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00019478     Document Type: Article

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