Asexual genetic exchange in the barley pathogen Rhynchosporium secalis

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 650-654

  Forgan, Angus H ^a   Knogge, Wolfgang ^b   Anderson, Peter A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Parasexual exchange; Transformation; Vegetative incompatibility

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; HORDEUM; RHYNCHOSPORIUM SECALIS;

EID: 34247489236     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-5-0650     Document Type: Article

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