Biocontrol genes from Trichoderma species: A review

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 86, 2011, Pages 19898-19907

  Sharma, Pratibha ^a   Vignesh Kumar, P ^a   Ramesh, R ^a   Saravanan, K ^a   Deep, S ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Mahesh, S ^a   Dinesh, S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cloning; Expression; Genes; Transformation; Trichoderma spp.

Indexed keywords

ABC2 GENE; ABIOTIC STRESS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BETA TUBULIN GENE; BGN2 GENE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOTIC STRESS; CCD1 GENE; CELL WALL; CHIT42 GENE; CTF1 GENE; ECH42 GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GLUC78 GENE; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA JECORINA; HYPOCREA LIXII; MYCOPARASITISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PG1 GENE; PTR2 GENE; REVIEW; SL41 GENE; SP1 GENE; TGA1 GENE; TRI5 GENE; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; XYLANASE GENE;

FUNGI; HYPOCREA JECORINA; HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; TRICHODERMA LONGIBRACHIATUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 84855791961     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJBX11.041     Document Type: Review

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