Histopathology comparison and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) gene expressions in Fusarium wilt infected watermelons

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1146-1155

  Chang, P F L ^a   Hsu, C C ^a   Lin, Y H ^a   Chen, K S ^b   Huang, J W ^a   Liou, T D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum; Plant histopathology; Resistance mechanism; Watermelon; Xylem

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; MUTATION; SOIL SURFACE; SYMPTOM; WILT; XYLEM;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. NIVEUM;

EID: 55849106995     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR08066     Document Type: Article

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