New developments in understanding the role of salicylic acid in plant defence

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Molinari, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypersensitive reaction; Plant resistance; Programmed cell death; Reactive oxygen species; Root diseases; Salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956514494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072067     Document Type: Review

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