Metabolomics of cereals under biotic stress: Current knowledge and techniques

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue APR, 2013, Pages

  Balmer, Dirk ^a   Flors, Victor ^b   Glauser, Gaetan ^a   Mauch Mani, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical analytical techniques; Chemical defense; Metabolic profile; Monocots; Phytoalexins; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899415999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00082     Document Type: Review

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