Histology of Sclerotium cepivorum infection of onion roots and the spatial relationships of pectinases in the infection process

Plant Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 445-452

  Metcalf, D A ^b   Wilson, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fungal penetration; Onions; Pectinase; Sclerotium cepivorum; White rot

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CYTOPATHOGENICITY; DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOENZYME; MYCOSIS; ONION; PECTINESTERASE; PLANT PATHOLOGY; POLYGALACTURONASE;

SCLEROTIUM CEPIVORUM;

EID: 0032827255     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1999.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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