Engineered resistance against fungal plant pathogens

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 319-326

  Honée, Guy ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avirulence genes; Defensins; Hypersensitive response; Phytoalexins; PR proteins; Resistance genes

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE RESPONSE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION;

EID: 0032786550     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008715520415     Document Type: Short Survey

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