Transgenic carrots expressing a thaumatin-like protein display enhanced resistance to several fungal pathogens

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 291-296

  Punja, Zamir K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternaria leaf blight; Daucus carota; Disease resistance; Grey mould; Pathogenesis related protein; White mould

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA DAUCI; ALTERNARIA PETROSELINI; ATHELIA ROLFSII; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; DAUCUS CAROTA; HYPHOMYCETES; RHIZOBIUM; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 23744484122     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660509507227     Document Type: Article

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