Constitutive and induced resistance to pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana depends on nitrogen supply

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 896-906

  Dietrich, R ^a   Ploss K ^a   Heil, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzothiodiazole; Chitinase; Chitosanase; Disease resistance; Induced systemic resistance; Pathogen resistance; Pathogenesis related proteins; Peroxidase; Resource availability; Systemic acquired resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 3142575308     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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