Analysis of the DRR230 family of pea defensins: Gene expression pattern and evidence of broad host-range antifungal activity

Plant Science

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 855-864

  Lai, Fang Ming ^a   DeLong, Catherine ^a   Mei, Kangfeng ^a   Wignes, Tracy ^a   Fobert, Pierre R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Pathogenesis related gene expression; Pea; Plant defensin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES; FUNGI; TISSUE; VIRUSES;

GENE EXPRESSIONS;

GENES;

ASCOCHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; FUNGI; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 0036806469     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00230-3     Document Type: Article

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