Transgenic cucumber expressing an endogenous class III chitinase gene has reduced symptoms from Botrytis cinerea

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 314-320

  Kishimoto, Kyutaro ^a   Nishizawa, Yoko ^b   Tabei, Yutaka ^b   Nakajima, Masami ^a   Hibi, Tadaaki ^c   Akutsu, Katsumi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal substance; Botrytis cinerea; Class III chitinase; Cucumis sativa L.; Disease resistance; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI;

EID: 12444303669     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-004-0152-5     Document Type: Article

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