Possible role of trichothecene mycotoxins in virulence of Fusarium graminearum on maize

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 954-960

  Harris, L J ^a   Desjardins, A E ^b   Plattner, R D ^b   Nicholson, P ^c   Butler, G ^a   Young, J C ^a   Weston, G ^c   Proctor, R H ^b   Hohn, T M ^b,d  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLA EAR ROT DISEASE; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN; TRICHODIENE SYNTHASE; TRICHOTHECENE MYCOTOXIN; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; PEORIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032844314     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.10.954     Document Type: Article

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