The role of sugar signaling in plant defense responses against fungal pathogens

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1607-1619

  Morkunas, Iwona ^a   Ratajczak, Lech ^b  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Fungal pathogens; Plant defense responses; Plant immune system; Sugar signaling

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84903273031     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-014-1559-z     Document Type: Review

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