Cacao leaf procyanidins increase locally and systemically in response to infection by Moniliophthora perniciosa basidiospores

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 70, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 174-179

  Chaves, Fabio C ^a   Gianfagna, Thomas J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Moniliophthora perniciosa; Procyanidins; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

MONILIOPHTHORA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 36148974288     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: 10961178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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