Induction of Antimicrobial 3-Deoxyflavonoids in Pome Fruit Trees Controls Fire Blight

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 765-770

  Halbwirth, Heidrun ^a   Fischer, Thilo C ^b   Roemmelt, Susanne ^b   Spinelli, Francesco ^c   Schlangen, Karin ^a   Peterek, Silke ^b   Sabatini, Emidio ^c   Messina, Christian ^c   Speakman, John Bryan ^d   Andreotti, Carlo ^c   Rademacher, Wilhelm ^c   Bazzi, Carlo ^c   Costa, Guglielmo ^c   Treutter, Dieter ^b   Forkmann, Gert ^b   Stich, Karl ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enhanced Resistance; Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora); Luteoforol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 9144270535     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-11-1201     Document Type: Article

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