Reduction of lesion growth rate of late blight plant disease in transgenic potato expressing harpin protein

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-101

  Li, Rugang ^a   Fan, Yunliu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal disease; Harpin; Hypersensitive response; Potato late blight

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644445982     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02881754     Document Type: Article

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