Constitutive expression of two endochitinases from root nodules of Elaeagnus umbellata confers resistance on transgenic Arabidopsis plants against the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-46

  Yaw, Joo Kim ^a   Ho, Bang Kim ^a   Eun, Hye Baek ^a   Heu, Sunggi ^b   Chung, Sun An ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Botrytis cinerea; Chitinase; Constitutive expression; Pathogen resistance; Root nodule

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TOMATO;

EID: 20744440365     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03030563     Document Type: Article

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