Fusarium head blight evaluation in wheat transgenic plants expressing the maize b-32 antifungal gene

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-140

  Balconi, Carlotta ^a   Lanzanova, Chiara ^a   Conti, Elena ^a   Triulzi, Tiziana ^a   Forlani, Fabio ^b   Cattaneo, Marzia ^c   Lupotto, Elisabetta ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CRA Istituto Sperimentale Per la Cerealicoltura Sezione di SAngelo Lodigiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Fusarium culmorum; Maize b 32; Ribosome Inactivating Protein; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CATHARUS FUSCESCENS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846549397     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-006-9079-3     Document Type: Article

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