The feasibility of producing oil palm with altered lignin content to control ganoderma disease

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 157, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 649-656

  Paterson, Robert R M ^a,b   Moen, Sariah ^b   Lima, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ganoderma; Lignin; Oil palm; Transformations; White rot

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIGNIN; NOMENCLATURE; TOXIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ELAEIS; FUNGI; GANODERMA;

EID: 71049160669     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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