The role of the secondary cell wall in plant resistance to pathogens

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Miedes, Eva ^a   Vanholme, Ruben ^b,c   Boerjan, Wout ^b,c   Molina, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cellulose; Lignin; Plant immunity; Plant pathogen; Xylan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907371422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00358     Document Type: Review

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