Global switches and fine-tuning-ABA modulates plant pathogen defense

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 709-719

  Asselbergh, Bob ^a,b   De Vleesschauwer, David ^a   Höfte, Monica ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Callose; Ethylene; Salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 46449126200     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-21-6-0709     Document Type: Review

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