Antifungal traits of a 14 kDa maize kernel trypsin inhibitor protein in transgenic cotton

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Rajasekaran, Kanniah ^a   Cary, Jeffrey W ^a   Chen, Zhi Yuan ^b   Brown, Robert L ^a   Cleveland, Thomas E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Disease resistance; Gossypium hirsutum; Maize trypsin inhibitor; Transgenic cotton; Verticillium dahliae

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350347461     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427520802042457     Document Type: Article

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