Evaluation of foliar fungal endophyte incidence in field-grown transgenic Bt white spruce trees

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1573-1580

  Stefani, F O P ^a   Berube J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bt Cry1A(b); Endophytic fungi; ITS; Kanamycin; Lophodermium piceae; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENZYME KINETICS; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

BT CRY1A(B); ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; KANAMYCIN; LOPHODERMIUM PICEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR);

FUNGI;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDOPHYTE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOLATED POPULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODIVERSITY; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; FUNGI;

FUNGI; HYPOXYLON FRAGIFORME; LOPHODERMIUM NITENS; LOPHODERMIUM PICEAE; PICEA GLAUCA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33846896464     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-110     Document Type: Article

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