Comparison of grape chitinase activities in Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon with Vitis rotundifolia cv. fry

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Van Sluyter, Steven ^a   Durako, Michael J ^a   Halkides, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Muscadine; Pathogenesis; Protein

Indexed keywords

EUVITIS; VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 16344396294     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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