Genetic engineering of disease resistance in cereals

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-149

  Bushnell, W R ^a   Somers, D A ^b   Giroux, R W ^a   Szabo, L J ^a   Zeyen, R J ^c  

^a USDA Agricultural Research Service Cereal Disease Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Department of Plant Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; ANTISENSE GENE; CHITINASE; CLONED GENE; COAT PROTEIN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; TOBACCO; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032415527     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060669809500419     Document Type: Article

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