Quantification of ToxB gene expression and formation of appressoria by isolates of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis differing in pathogenicity

Plant Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-633

  Amaike, S ^a   Ozga, J A ^a   Basu, U ^a   Strelkov, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorosis; Drechslera tritici repentis; Host selective toxins; Tan spot of wheat; ToxB; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

DRECHSLERA TRITICI-REPENTIS; FUNGI; PYRENOPHORA TRITICI-REPENTIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 47649084838     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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