Molecular characterization of an oomycete-responsive PR-5 protein gene from Zingiber zerumbet

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-135

  Nair, R Aswati ^a,b   Kiran, A G ^a   Sivakumar, K C ^a   Thomas, George ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Ginger; Necrotroph; PR 5; Pythium aphanidermatum; Soft rot; Zingiber zerumbet

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 72449201059     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-009-0132-1     Document Type: Article

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