Expression of allene oxide synthase determines defense gene activation in tomato

Plant Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1335-1342

  Sivasankar, Sobhana ^a,b   Sheldrick, Bay ^a   Rothstein, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

12 OXOPHYTODIENOIC ACID; ALLENE OXIDE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSE GENE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ETHYLENE; GENE ACTIVATION; JASMONIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT MODEL; PROTEASE II INHIBITOR; SALICYLIC ACID; SILVER THIOSULFATE; SYSTEMIN; WOUND;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033997249     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.4.1335     Document Type: Article

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