Plant hydrolytic enzymes (chitinases and β-1,3-glucanases) in root reactions to pathogenic and symbiotic microorganisms

Plant and Soil

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-221

  Dumas Gaudot, E ^a   Slezack, S ^a   Dassi, B ^a   Pozo, M J ^b   Gianinazzi Pearson, V ^a   Gianinazzi, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; bioprotection; mycorrhiza induced isoforms; plant hydrolytic enzymes; rhizobial symbiosis; root pathogens

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0030474360     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02257526     Document Type: Conference Paper

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