Small oligomers of galacturonic acid are endogenous suppressors of disease resistance reactions in wheat leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 334, 1999, Pages 605-612

  Moerschbacher, Bruno M ^a   Mierau, Manfred ^b   Graeßner, Barbara ^b   Noll, Ulrike ^b   Mort, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell walls; Pectin; Resistance; Stem rust; Suppressor; Wheat

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

EID: 0032891482     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.334.605     Document Type: Article

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