1. Coming Clean with Plant Disease Suppression.
- Author
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Walton, Jonathan
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PHYTOPATHOGENIC microorganisms , *SECONDARY metabolism , *METABOLITES , *TERPENES - Abstract
Discusses plant pathogens. Reliance by bacterial pathogens on the 'Type III' secretion system with which they infiltrate virulence proteins directly into the cells of their host; 'Virus-induced gene silencing' mechanism in both animals and plants; Reliance by the coevolution of plants and their microbial pathogens on secondary metabolism; Types of secondary metabolites, including terpenoids, alkaloids and flavonoids; Role of the metabolite avenacin in resistance of oats to certain fungi; Tomatinase mutants of S. lycopersici.
- Published
- 2002
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