Avirulent mutants of Macrophomina phaseolina and Aspergillus fumigatus initiate infection in Phaseolus mungo in the presence of phaseolinone; levamisole gives protection

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-80

  Sett, Suchandra ^a   Mishra, Santosh K ^a   Siddiqui, Kazi A I ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Immunopotentiator; Infection; Levamisole; Macrophomina; Phaseolinone; Protection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LEVAMISOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; MACROPHOMINA; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; PHASEOLUS MUNGO; SPERMATOPHYTA; VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 0034094770     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02985184     Document Type: Article

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