Resistance to Aspergillus flavus in corn kernels is associated with a 14-kDa protein

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 276-281

  Chen, Z Y ^a   Brown, R L ^b   Lax, A R ^b   Guo, B Z ^c   Cleveland, T E ^b   Russin, J S ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0031941096     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.4.276     Document Type: Article

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