Induction of β-1,3-glucanase and chitinase activity in the defense response of Eruca sativa plants against the fungal pathogen Alternaria brassicicola

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-161

  Gupta, Poonam ^a   Ravi, Indu ^b   Sharma, Vinay ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

1,3 glucanase; Alternaria brassicicola; chitinase; Eruca sativa; pathogenesis related proteins (PRPs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867103897     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2012.679705     Document Type: Article

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