The Wheat Puroindoline Genes Confer Fungal Resistance in Transgenic Corn

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-190

  Zhang, Jinrui ^a   Martin, John M ^a   Balint Kurti, Peter ^b   Huang, Li ^a   Giroux, Michael J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Puroindolines; Southern leaf blight resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; MAIZE; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79551503188     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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