Have we finally opened the door to understanding Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat?

New Phytologist

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 493-495

  Solomon, Peter S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AvrStb6; effector triggered defence (ETD); effectors; gene for gene interaction; molecular plant pathology; plant fungal interactions; wheat disease control; Zymoseptoria tritici

Indexed keywords

MYCOSPHAERELLA GRAMINICOLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ASCOMYCETES; PLANT DISEASE; WHEAT;

ASCOMYCOTA; PLANT DISEASES; TRITICUM;

EID: 85015796692     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14502     Document Type: Note

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