Insights into the molecular mechanism of tolerance to carboxylic acid amide (CAA) fungicides in Pythium aphanidermatum

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1171-1183

  Blum, Mathias ^a,b   Gisi, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cellulose synthesis; CesA genes; Chitin synthesis; Mandipropamid; Pythiales; Target site configuration

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME; FUNGICIDE;

AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELLULOSE; COMPENSATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PYTHIUM;

AMIDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ENZYMES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PLANT DISEASES; PYTHIUM;

OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA; PYTHIALES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM;

EID: 84864013267     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3279     Document Type: Article

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