A major function of the tobacco floral nectary is defense against microbial attack

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 238, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Thornburg, Robert W ^a   Carter, Clay ^a   Powell, Ann ^b   Mittler, Ron ^a,c   Rizhsky, Ludmila ^c   Horner, Harry T ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flower; Gynoecium; Nectar; Nectary; PGIP; Plant defense

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA ALATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0038756584     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0282-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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