Aconitate and methyl aconitate are modulated by silicon in powdery mildew-infected wheat plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1413-1422

  Rémus Borel, Wilfried ^a   Menzies, James G ^b   Bélanger, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methyl trans aconitic acid; Phytoalexin; Powdery mildew; Silicon; trans Aconitic acid

Indexed keywords

ACONITIC ACID; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; WHEAT;

ACONITIC ACID; ASCOMYCOTA; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SILICON; TRITICUM;

BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67651244259     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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