Host-induced gene silencing in the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Plant Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 626-632

  Andrade, C M ^a,b   Tinoco, M L P ^a   Rieth, A F ^a   Maia, F C O ^a   Aragao F J L ^a  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fungus resistance; Gene silencing; HIGS; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; White mould

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CHITIN; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PLANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LESION; PATHOGEN; RNA;

FUNGI; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 84941588075     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12447     Document Type: Article

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