Genomic advances will herald new insights into the Brassica: Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Hayward, A ^a   Mclanders, J ^a   Campbell, E ^a   Edwards, D ^a   Batley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blackleg; Brassica; Canola; Disease resistance; Gene for gene interaction; Leptosphaeria maculans; R gene

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CANOLA; COEVOLUTION; CROP PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; VIRULENCE;

ASCOMYCETES; BRASSICA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; PLANT IMMUNITY; REVIEW;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRASSICA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, PLANT; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS;

EID: 84857336503     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00481.x     Document Type: Review

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