N-Acetylcysteine in Agriculture, a Novel Use for an Old Molecule: Focus on Controlling the Plant-Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Muranaka, Lígia S ^a,b   Giorgiano, Thais E ^a   Takita, Marco A ^a   Forim, Moacir R ^c   Silva, Luis F C ^a   Coletta Filho, Helvécio D ^a   Machado, Marcos A ^a   de Souza, Alessandra A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTIGATION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPONICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWEET ORANGE; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AGRICULTURE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; HYDROPONICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; XYLELLA;

EID: 84882952903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072937     Document Type: Article

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