The Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pac1 gene is required for sclerotial development and virulence

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 785-795

  Rollins, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 0042694530     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2003.16.9.785     Document Type: Article

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