Transgenic chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura) expressing a rice chitinase gene shows enhanced resistance to gray mold (Botrytis cinerea)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 113-123

  Takatsu, Y ^a   Nishizawa, Y ^b   Hibi, T ^c   Akutsu, K ^d  

^a Iwama 319 0292   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Chrysanthemum; Gray mold; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CHITINASE; CLONE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GRAY MOLD; MYCOSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BOTRYTIS CINEREA; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0033405885     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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