Deciphering plant-pathogen communication: Fresh perspectives for molecular resistance breeding

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-193

  Hammond Kosack, Kim E ^a   Parker, Jane E ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIUM; CELL FUNCTION; CLONING VECTOR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGUS; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GENOTYPE; HARVEST; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HARNESS; OOMYCETES;

EID: 0038404717     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(03)00035-1     Document Type: Review

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