Purification and characterisation of a prominent polygalacturonase isozyme produced by Phomopsis cucurbitae in decayed muskmelon fruit

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Zhang, Jiuxu ^a   Bruton, Benny D ^a   Biles, Charles L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUIT;

PHOMOPSIS CUCURBITAE;

EID: 0033019607     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298006674     Document Type: Article

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