Cloning of β-tubulin and succinate dehydrogenase genes from Uromyces fabae and establishing selection conditions for their use in transformation

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 767-777

  Wirsel, Stefan G R ^a   Voegele, Ralf T ^a   Bänninger, Reto ^a   Mendgen, Kurt W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

benlate; broad bean; carboxin; rust; tubulin; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FUNGICIDE; RUST DISEASE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); UREDINALES; UROMYCES; UROMYCES VICIAE-FABAE; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 8744300794     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-004-0608-7     Document Type: Article

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