Use of β-glucuronidase activity to quantify the growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici during infection of tomato

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 325-332

  Papadopoulou, K K ^a   Kavroulakis, N ^a   Tourn, M ^a   Aggelou, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

glucuronidase; Biomass; Disease resistance; Transformation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. RADICIS-LYCOPERSICI; FUSARIUM SP.; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 20444450644     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2005.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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