Resistance induction in plants by a brassinosteroid-containing extract of Lychnis viscaria L.

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 552-559

  Roth, Udo ^a   Friebe, Annette ^a   Schnabl, Heide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Induced Resistance; Lychnis viscaria

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BRASSINOSTEROID; CHITINASE; CUCUMBER; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGAL INFECTION; INDUCED RESISTANCE; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TOBACCO; TOMATO;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ERYSIPHALES; LYCHNIS; LYCHNIS VISCARIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SILENE;

EID: 0033836056     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-7-813     Document Type: Article

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