Transformants of Trichoderma longibrachiatum overexpressing the β-1,4-endoglucanase gene egl1 show enhanced biocontrol of Pythium ultimum on cucumber

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 673-677

  Migheli, Quirico ^a   González Candelas, Luis ^b   Dealessi, Laura ^a   Camponogara, Andrea ^a   Ramón Vidal, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Damping off; Lytic enzymes; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,4 ENDOGLUCANASE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CUCUMBER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; MITOSIS; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LONGIBRACHIATUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM;

EID: 0031695312     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.7.673     Document Type: Article

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