Reduced virulence of trichothecene-nonproducing mutants of Gibberella zeae in wheat field tests

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 775-781

  Desjardins, Anne E ^a   Proctor, Robert H ^a   Bai, Guihua ^b,c   McCormick, Susan P ^a   Shaner, Gregory ^b   Buechley, George ^b   Hohn, Thomas M ^a  

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

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030457837     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-9-0775     Document Type: Article

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