The use of ergosterol in the pathogenic fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana for resistance rating of barley cultivars

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 883-889

  Gunnarsson, Torsten ^a   Almgren, Ingrid ^b   Lydén, Pernilla ^a   Ékesson, Helena ^a   Jansson, Hans Börje ^a   Odham, Göran ^a   Gustafsson, Mats ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

fungal pathogen; Hordeum vulgare; HPLC; HPLC MS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIPOLARIS SOROKINIANA; FUNGI; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0030470708     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01877059     Document Type: Article

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