Responses of chitinases in kiwifruit to curing and to long-term storage

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Wurms, K V ^a   Sharrock, K R ^b   Long, P G ^a   Greenwood, D R ^b   Ganesh, S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidic deliciosa; Antibodies; Botrytis cinerea; Defence mechanisms; ELISA; Host resistance; Isoelectric focusing; Proteins; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS;

EID: 0030665432     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1997.9514010     Document Type: Article

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