Overexpression of a chitinase gene in transgenic peanut confers enhanced resistance to major soil borne and foliar fungal pathogens

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 222-233

  Prasad, Kalyani ^a   Bhatnagar Mathur, Pooja ^a   Waliyar, Farid ^b   Sharma, Kiran K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

Author keywords

Arachis hypogaea; Aspergillus flavus; Groundnut; Late leaf spot disease; Peanut; Rice chitinase; Rust; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874999221     PISSN: 09717811     EISSN: 09741275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13562-012-0155-9     Document Type: Article

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