Comparative analyses of alterations in carbohydrates, amino acids, phenols and lignin in roots of three cultivars of Xanthosoma sagittifolium infected by Pythium myriotylum

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 432-440

  Omokolo, N D ^a   Boudjeko, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; LIGNIN; PHENOL; ROOT ROT;

PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

EID: 31944438871     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30116-2     Document Type: Article

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