The Ustilaginales as plant pests and model systems

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-20

  Martínez Espinoza, Alfredo D ^a   García Pedrajas, María D ^a   Gold, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; DNA recombination; Fungal cell wall; Fungal morphogenesis; Fungal pathogenicity; Fungicide resistance; Genomics; Mating; Microbotryum violaceum; Mycoviruses; Signal transduction; Tilletia; Ustilago hordei

Indexed keywords

DNA; FUNGICIDE; POLYAMINE;

AGRICULTURE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL WALL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ECONOMICS; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; LIFE CYCLE; LITERATURE; MAIZE; MATING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT PEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGINALES HORDEI; USTILAGINALES MAYDIS;

FUNGI; MICROBOTRYUM VIOLACEUM; TILLETIA; USTILAGINALES; USTILAGO; USTILAGO HORDEI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0036350617     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2001.1301     Document Type: Review

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