Requirement of sense transcription for homology-dependent virus resistance and trans-inactivation

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 597-603

  English, James J ^a,c   Davenport, Guy F ^a   Elmayan, Taline ^b   Vaucheret, Hervé ^b   Baulcombe, David C ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c DNA Plant Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POTATO VIRUS X; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030880142     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.d01-13.x     Document Type: Article

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