Application of differential display RT-PCR and EST/microarray technologies to the analysis of gene expression in response to drought stress and elimination of aflatoxin contamination in corn and peanut

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 287-312

  Guo, B Z ^a   Yu, J ^b   Holbrook, C C ^a   Lee, R D ^c   Lynch, R E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Corn; Genomics; Molecular tools; Peanut

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTAMINATION; CORN; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP PROTECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DNA MICROARRAY; DROUGHT; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOST RESISTANCE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; VECTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042326471     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-120024095     Document Type: Review

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