Altering the cell wall and its impact on plant disease: From forage to bioenergy

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-91

  Zhao, Qiao ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^b,c  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage quality; Lignin modification; Oligosaccharin; Plant pathogen defense; Secondary cell wall

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE;

CELL WALL; ENERGY METABOLISM; PLANT DISEASES;

EID: 84905499264     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-082712-102237     Document Type: Article

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