Constitutive accumulation of a resveratrol-glucoside in transgenic alfalfa increases resistance to Phoma medicaginis

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 551-562

  Hipskind, John D ^a,b   Paiva, Nancy L ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Phytoalexin; Secondary metabolism; Stilbene

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FUNGAL GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; PEANUT; PROMOTER REGION; RESVERATROL GLUCOSIDE; RESVERATROL SYNTHASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHOMA MEDICAGINIS;

EID: 0033993770     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.5.551     Document Type: Article

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