Enhanced tolerance to bacterial pathogens caused by the transgenic expression of barley lipid transfer protein LTP2

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 669-675

  Molina, A ^a   Garcia Olmedo F ^a  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TABACI;

EID: 0031239810     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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