Plant chitinase as a possible biocontrol agent for use instead of chemical fungicides

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 221-224

  Karasuda, Shuji ^a   Tanaka, Shuhei ^a   Kajihara, Hiroshi ^b   Yamamoto, Yuji ^b   Koga, Daizo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agent; Class IV chitinase; Family 19 chitinase; Powdery mildew; Yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITA; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITIFOLIA; ERYSIPHALES; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

CHITINASE; FUNGICIDE; HYDROLASE; ZYMOLYASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAWBERRY; YAM;

CHITINASE; DIOSCOREA; FRAGARIA; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HYDROLASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES;

EID: 0041350490     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.221     Document Type: Article

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