Deficiency in phytoalexin production causes enhanced susceptibility of Arabidopsis thaliana to the fungus Alternaria brassicicola

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Thomma, Bart P H J ^a   Nelissen, Inge ^a   Eggermont, Kristel ^a   Broekaert, Willem F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMALEXIN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ETHYLENE; GENE INDUCTION; JASMONIC ACID; MUTANT; MYCOSIS; PHYTOALEXIN; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILD RELATIVE;

ALTERNARIA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARABIDOPSIS; BOTRYTIS; CYCLOPENTANES; DEFENSINS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INDOLES; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; SALICYLIC ACID; TERPENES; THIAZOLES;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICICOLA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; ERYSIPHE; FUNGI; GOLOVINOMYCES ORONTII; HYALOPERONOSPORA PARASITICA; PERONOSPORA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0033167144     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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