Effects of pathogen polygalacturonase, ethylene, and firmness on interactions between pear fruits and Botrytis cinerea

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1337-1344

  Akagi, Aya ^a   Stotz, Henrik U ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Host microbe association; Pathogenesis; Phytohormone

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY; PROPYLENE;

CELL WALLS; HOST MICROBE ASSOCIATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHYTOHORMONE;

PATHOGENS;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; PYRUS;

EID: 34548859528     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-10-1337     Document Type: Article

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