Changes in host chitinase isoforms in relation to wounding and colonization by Heterobasidion annosum: Early and strong defense response in 33-year-old resistant Norway spruce clone

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Fossdal, Carl Gunnar ^a   Hietala, Ari M ^a   Kvaalen, Harald ^a   Solheim, Halvor ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

PR proteins; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM;

FUNGI; HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33644921245     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.2.169     Document Type: Article

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