Chitosan enhances disease resistance in pearl millet against downy mildew caused by Sclerospora graminicola and defence-related enzyme activation

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1250-1257

  Manjunatha, G ^a   Roopa, K S ^a   Prashanth, Geetha N ^a   Shekar Shetty, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Chitosanase; Downy mildew; Pearl millet; Peroxidase; Sclerospora graminicola

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; GLYCOSIDASE; PEROXIDASE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; MILLET; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OOMYCETES; PEARL MILLET; PLANT DISEASE; SEEDLING;

CHITOSAN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GERMINATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; IMMUNITY, INNATE; OOMYCETES; PENNISETUM; PEROXIDASE; PLANT DISEASES; SEEDLING;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PERONOSPORACEAE; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 56849119602     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1626     Document Type: Article

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