Antifungal activity of cucumber β-1,3-glucanase and chitinase

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 257-265

  Ji, C ^a   Kuc J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLLETOTRICHUM LAGENARIUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030265181     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmpp.1996.0053     Document Type: Article

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