Induction of chitinase in response to Aspergillus infection in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1521-1527

  Ratnavathi, C V ^a,b   Sashidhar, R B ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MILLETS RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus infection; Chitinase; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 4444338442     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1799     Document Type: Article

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