Ustilago maydis infection strongly alters organic nitrogen allocation in maize and stimulates productivity of systemic source leaves

Plant Physiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 293-308

  Horst, Robin J ^a   Doehlemann, Gunther ^b   Wahl, Ramon ^c   Hofmann, Jorg ^a   Schmiedl, Alfred ^a   Kahmann, Regine ^b   Kamper, Jorg ^c   Sonnewald, Uwe ^a   Voll, Lars M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 73249152848     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.147702     Document Type: Article

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