Quantification of late blight resistance of potato using transgenic Phytophthora infestans expressing β-glucuronidase

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-525

  Kamoun, Sophien ^a,b   Van West, Pieter ^a,c   Govers, Francine ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General resistance; Quantitative resistance

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BLIGHT RESISTANCE; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INOCULATION; POTATO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; TUBER;

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031848776     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008698620906     Document Type: Article

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