Cytomolecular aspects of rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 511-528

  Taheri, Parissa ^a   Tarighi, Saeed ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Oryza sativa; Pathogenesis related proteins; Signaling; Thanatephorus cucumeris

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; FRUIT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HORMONE; HOST PLANT; LEGUME; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DEFENSE; POTATO; PROTEIN; RICE; SUGAR BEET; WHEAT;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CARICA PAPAYA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX; HYPHOMYCETES; LILIOPSIDA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYZA SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952104395     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-010-9725-7     Document Type: Review

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