Phosphonate alters the defence responses of Lambertia species challenged by Phytophthora cinnamomi

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 550-556

  Suddaby, Therese ^a   Alhussaen, Khalaf ^b   Daniel, Rosalie ^c   Guest, David ^c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

^b JERASH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT DEFENSE; POTASSIUM; PRION DISEASE; PROTOZOAN; SHRUB;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

LAMBERTIA; LAMBERTIA FORMOSA; LAMBERTIA INERMIS; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 51949084711     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT07228     Document Type: Article

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