Comparison of the hypersensitive response induced by the tomato Cf-4 and Cf-9 genes in Nicotiana spp.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-469

  Thomas, Colwyn M ^a   Tang, Saijun ^b   Hammond Kosack, Kim ^c   Jones, Jonathan D G ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Cereal Technology Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cf genes; Disease resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; POTATO VIRUS X; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECOMBINANT VIRUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSIENT TRANSFECTION;

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POTATO VIRUS X; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034063771     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.4.465     Document Type: Article

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