Involvement of a putative response regulator FgRrg-1 in osmotic stress response, fungicide resistance and virulence in Fusarium graminearum

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-436

  Jiang, Jinhua ^a   Yun, Yingzi ^a   Fu, Jing ^a   Shim, Won Bo ^b   Ma, Zhonghua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; VIRULENCE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALCIUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GLUCOSE; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79955533020     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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