Identification of a salicylic acid-responsive element in the promoter of the tobacco pathogenesis-related β-1,3-glucanase gene, PR-2d

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1089-1101

  Shah, Jyoti ^a   Klessig, Daniel F ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0030471508     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10061089.x     Document Type: Article

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