Natural variation in priming of basal resistance: From evolutionary origin to agricultural exploitation

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 817-827

  Ahmad, Shakoor ^a,b   Gordon Weeks, Ruth ^a   Pickett, John ^a   Ton, Jurriaan ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS;

EID: 77957295383     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00645.x     Document Type: Review

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