Aggressiveness of Phytophthora infestans isolates correlates with their proteolytic activity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 725 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 673-678

  Hamill, J A ^a   Selby, C ^a   Cooke, L R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease; Late blight; Potato; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33846538016     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.725.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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