Detection of a chitinase-like protein in the roots of Douglas-fir trees infected with Armillaria ostoyae and Phellinus weirii

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 493-502

  Robinson, Richard M ^a,b   Sturrock, Rona N ^a   Davidson, Joanne J ^a   Ekramoddoullah, Abul K M ^a   Morrison, Duncan J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b c/o Manjimup Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Douglas fir pathosystem; Polyclonal antibody; Pseudotsuga menziesii; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

ARMILLARIA OSTOYAE; PHELLINUS WEIRII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0034177182     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.8.493     Document Type: Article

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