Transgenic tobacco plants show different resistance to Rhizoctonia solani AG 4 and AG 8

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-225

  O'Brien, P A ^a   MacNish, G C ^a   Milton, N M K ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Glucanase; Ribosome inhibiting protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596791     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP01030     Document Type: Article

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