Enzymatic maceration of witloof chicory by the soft rot bacteria Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora: The effect of nitrogen and calcium treatments of the plant on pectic enzyme production and disease development

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Schober, Brigitte M ^a   Vermeulen, Tycho ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pectate lyase; Pectolytic enzymes; Polygalacturonase; Soft rot

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHICORY; ENZYME METABOLISM; INFECTIVITY; NITROGEN; PECTATE LYASE; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; POLYGALACTURONASE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CALCIUM; CROP PLANT; NITROGEN;

ERWINIA CAROTOVORA;

EID: 0032789104     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008756130659     Document Type: Article

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