Combined expression of a barley class II chitinase and type I ribosome inactivating protein in transgenic Brassica juncea provides protection against Alternaria brassicae

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Chhikara, Sudesh ^a,b   Chaudhury, Darshna ^a   Dhankher, Om Parkash ^b   Jaiwal, Pawan K ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria brassicae; Alternaria leaf spot; Brassica juncea; Chitinase and ribosome inactivating proteins; Fungal resistance; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CHITINASES; LEAF SPOTS; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

GENES; MACROMOLECULES; PROTEINS;

FUNGI;

AGROBACTERIUM; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA JUNCEA; HORDEUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 81555211157     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-011-0015-7     Document Type: Article

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