Characterization of a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein kinase (LRPK) gene from Japanese pear and its possible involvement in scab resistance

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-112

  Faize, Mohamed ^a   Faize, Lydia ^a   Ishii, Hideo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cultivar resistance; Induced resistance; Leucine rich repeat motif (LRR); Signal transduction; Venturia nashicola

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA; VENTURIA NASHICOLA;

EID: 34247358735     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-006-0330-8     Document Type: Article

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