Genetic engineering of plant root disease resistance by modification of the phenylpropanoid pathway

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-23

  Lozovaya, V V ^a   Lygin, A V ^a   Zernova, O V ^a   Widholm, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic engineering; Legumes; Resistance; Roots

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 17644401048     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500055247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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