Differential activation of defense genes and enzymes in maize genotypes with contrasting levels of resistance to Fusarium verticillioides

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-46

  Lanubile, Alessandra ^a   Bernardi, Jamila ^a   Marocco, Adriano ^a   Logrieco, Antonio ^b   Paciolla, Costantino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense; Basal response; Fusarium verticillioides; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; BIOASSAY; DATA SET; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTIVITY; MAIZE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SEED; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855774143     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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