Molecular cloning of a tomato leaf cDNA encoding an aspartic protease, a systemic wound response protein

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1073-1077

  Schaller, Andreas ^a,b   Ryan, Clarence A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aspartic protease; methyl jasmonate; plant defense; systemin; tomato leaves

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030220455     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040725     Document Type: Article

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