Genetic transformation of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) for increased fungal resistance: In vitro antifungal activity in protein extracts of transgenic apple expressing RS-AFP2 or ACE-AMP1

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 484, Issue , 1998, Pages 565-570

  De Bondt, An ^a   Zaman, Sigrid ^a   Broekaert, Willem ^a   Cammue, Bruno ^a   Keulemans, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; FUNGI; MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0344671019     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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