Chitosan treatment of wheat seeds induces resistance to Fusarium graminearum and improves seed quality

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1208-1216

  Reddy, M V Bhaskara ^a   Arul, Joseph ^a   Angers, Paul ^a   Couture, Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Fusarium graminearum; Induced resistance; Lignin; Phenolic acids; Seed quality; Wheat seed

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FUNGICIDE; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLIGLUSAM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG EFFECT; FUSARIUM; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHESIS; WHEAT;

BENOMYL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; FUSARIUM; LIGNIN; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0032956315     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981225k     Document Type: Article

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