L-form bacteria of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola induce chitinases and enhance resistance to Botrytis cinerea infection in Chinese cabbage

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 253-263

  Daulagala, P W H K P ^a,b,c   Allan, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea Pers; Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis; Chitinase; Induced resistance; L form bacteria; Plant association; Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola; Symbioses

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. PHASEOLICOLA;

EID: 0141889742     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-5765(03)00089-4     Document Type: Article

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