Involvement of epicatechin biosynthesis in the activation of the mechanism of resistance of avocado fruits to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 269-285

  Ardi, R ^a   Kobiler, I ^a   Jacoby, B ^b   Keen, N T ^c   Prusky, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AVOCADO; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPICATECHIN; ETHYLENE; FLAVANONE 3 HYDROXYLASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST RESISTANCE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; RIPENING;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOSOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032215935     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmpp.1998.0181     Document Type: Article

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