Elemental sulphur as an induced antifungal substance in plant defence

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 404, 2004, Pages 1947-1953

  Cooper, Richard M ^a   Williams, Jane S ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Defence; Fungicide; Hypersensitivity; Pathogens; Phytoalexin; Sulphur; Thiols; Tomato; Xylem

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATHOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EUKARYOTES; PATHOGENS; XYLEM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; SULFUR;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANTS; SULFUR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; EUKARYOTA; FABACEAE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SOLANACEAE; THEOBROMA CACAO; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 4344606519     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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