Disruption of the ech42 (Endochitinase-encoding) gene affects biocontrol activity in Trichoderma harzianum P1

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 419-429

  Woo, S L ^a   Donzelli, B ^b   Scala, F ^a   Mach, R ^c   Harman, G E ^b   Kubicek, C P ^c   Del Sorbo, G ^a   Lorito, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENDOCHITINASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PLANT GENETICS;

BOTRYTIS CINEREA; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 0032961637     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1999.12.5.419     Document Type: Article

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