Effects of a triazolic fungicide on maize plant metabolism: Modifications of transcript abundance in resistance-related pathways

Plant Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Ronchi, Angela ^a   Farina, Gandolfina ^b   Gozzo, Franco ^c   Tonelli, Chiara ^a  

^a Dipto Genet Biol Microrganismi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Dipto Sci Molecolari A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscissic acid; Anthocyanins; Flavonoid gene expression; Plant stress; Triazoles

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANTHOCYANIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCOPROTEIN; TETRACONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; STRESS;

EID: 0031555278     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)00190-8     Document Type: Article

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