Genetic engineering of wheat for increased resistance to powdery mildew disease

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 1079-1086

  Bliffeld, M ^a   Mundy, J ^b   Potrykus, I ^a   Futterer J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Antifungal proteins; Biolistic transformation; Chitinase; Chlorophenolred; Erysiphe graminis; Phosphinotricin; Wheat

Indexed keywords

APOPLAST; CHITINASE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ERYSIPHE GRAMINIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032985196     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051170     Document Type: Article

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