New chitosan derivatives induced resistance to fusarium wilt disease through phytoalexin (Gossypol) production

The present investigation studied the mechanism of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum induced by some chitosan derivatives in susceptible cotton plants. Pretreating cotton seeds with chitosan markedly increased cotton resistance to vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasi...

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Main Authors: Omyma A.Awadalla, Yehia A.-G. Mahmoud
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3965/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3965/

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