Transgenic corn plants with modified ribosomal protein l3 show decreased ear rot disease after inoculation with Fusarium graminearum

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1598-1605

  Kant, Pragya ^a   Gulati, Anju ^a   Harris, Linda ^b   Gleddie, Steve ^b   Singh, Jas ^b   Pauls, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Ear rot; Fusarium; Mycotoxins; Rpl3 gene; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872787409     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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