Chitinase in cucumber hypocotyls is induced by germinating fungal spores and by fungal elicitor in synergism with inducers of acquired resistance

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 447-454

  Kästner, Bärbel ^a   Tenhaken, Raimund ^a   Kauss, Heinrich ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

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EID: 0031907355     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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