Evidence for an association in corn between stress tolerance and resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 693-699

  Chen, Zhi Yuan ^a   Brown, Robert L ^b   Cleveland, Thomas E ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Gene regulation; Plant hormone; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GLOBULIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHYTOHORMONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CORN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROUGHT STRESS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEOMICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15744395427     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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