Transcriptional plant responses critical for resistance towards necrotrophic pathogens

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue NOV, 2011, Pages

  Birkenbihl, Rainer P ^a   Somssich, Imre E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Necrotrophs; Transcriptional regulation; WRKY transcription factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891823658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00076     Document Type: Article

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