Cell wall alterations in nematode-infected roots

Advances in Botanical Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-90

  Wieczorek, Krzysztof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cell wall modifications; Cellulases; Cyst nematodes; Expansins; Giant cells; Plant parasitic nematodes; Root knot nematodes; Syncytium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925936846     PISSN: 00652296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.abr.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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