Host-induced gene silencing: A tool for understanding fungal host interaction and for developing novel disease control strategies

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 519-529

  Nunes, Cristiano C ^a   Dean, Ralph A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE;

FUNGI; GENE SILENCING; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS;

BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; PUCCINIA STRIIFORMIS;

EID: 84860508918     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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