Do leaf surface characteristics affect Agrobacterium infection in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O Kuntze]?

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-317

  Kumar, Nitish ^a   Pandey, Subedar ^a   Bhattacharya, Amita ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium infection; Camellia sinensis; Leaf micro morphology; Leaf surface chemistry; Leaf wetness; Tea

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PHENOL;

INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMISIA PARVIFLORA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; EVALUATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HOST RANGE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOBIUM; SCREENING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEA;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARTEMIA; ARTEMISIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 4644239261     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702613     Document Type: Article

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