Characterization of a new antifungal chitin-binding peptide from sugar beet leaves

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Nielsen, Klaus K ^a   Nielsen, John E ^a   Madrid, Susan M ^a   Mikkelsen, Jørn D ^a  

^a DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CERCOSPORA BETICOLA;

EID: 0031048304     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.1.83     Document Type: Article

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