Benzothiadiazole (BTH) activates systemic acquired resistance (SAR) responses in papaya to reduce disease symptoms of seedlings inoculated with Phytophthora Palmivora

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 575, Issue , 2002, Pages 475-481

  Zhu, Yun J ^a   Ferreira, Stephen ^b   Fitch, Maureen M M ^c   Moore, Paul H ^c  

^a HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzothiadiazole; BTH; Carica papaya; Chitinases; Pathogenesis related protein; Phytophthora palmivora; Systemic acquired resistance (SAR); 1,3 Glucanases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879762346     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.575.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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