Expression of a bacterial effector, harpin N, causes increased resistance to fire blight in Pyrus communis

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 41-49

  Malnoy, M ^a   Venisse, J S ^b   Chevreau, E ^c  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b PIAF   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33746931693     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-005-0006-0     Document Type: Article

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