Expression of a rice chitinase gene enhances antifungal potential in transgenic grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

Vitis - Journal of Grapevine Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Nirala, N K ^a   Das, D K ^a   Srivastava, P S ^c   Sopory, S K ^b   Upadhyaya, K C ^a,d  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^c HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Fungal tolerance; Powdery mildew; Somatic embryogenesis; Transformation; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE NECATOR; NECATOR; RHIZOBIUM; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78549261779     PISSN: 00427500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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