Engineered resistance against filamentous pathogens in Solanum tuberosum

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 377-388

  Gururani, Mayank Anand ^a   Park, Se Won ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fungus; Oomycetes; Pathogen; Phytophthora infestans; Reactive oxygen species; Resistance (R) genes; Solanum tuberosum; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84869177679     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-012-0402-x     Document Type: Review

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