Ectopic Expression of an Oat Thionin Gene in Carnation Plants Confers Enhanced Resistance to Bacterial Wilt Disease

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 311-317

  Shirasawa Sho, Naomi ^a   Nakamura, Shigeo ^a   Ukai, Naomi ^a   Honkura, Ryoso ^a   Iwai, Takayoshi ^a,b   Ohashi, Yuko ^b,c  

^a Takadate Kawakami   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 84940795453     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.19.311     Document Type: Article

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