Treatment with the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum triggers induction of defense-related reactions in tomato roots when challenged with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-122

  Benhamou, Nicole ^a   Rey, Patrice ^b   Chérif, Mohamed ^b   Hockenhull, John ^c   Tirilly, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

antagonism; gold cytochemistry; plant induced resistance

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. RADICIS-LYCOPERSICI; FUSARIUM SP.; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PYTHIUM OLIGANDRUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031034833     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.1.108     Document Type: Article

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