Mutations in a β-tubulin confer resistance of Gibberella zeae to benzimidazole fungicides

Phytopathology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1403-1411

  Chen, Chang Jun ^a   Yu, Jun Jie ^a   Bi, Chao Wei ^a   Zhang, Yan Nan ^a   Xu, Jian Qiang ^a   Wang, Jian Xin ^a   Zhou, Ming Guo ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene deletion and complementation mutants

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FUNGICIDE; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GIBBERELLA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GIBBERELLA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBULIN;

GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 73649093406     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-99-12-1403     Document Type: Article

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