Genes Involved in Plant Defense by Thomas Boller, Frederick MeinsEnglish | PDF | 1992 | 368 Pages | ISBN : 3211823123 | 43.2 MB
Many fungi and bacteria that associate with plants are potentially harmful and can cause disease, while others enter into mutually beneficial sym bioses. Co-evolution of plants with pathogenic and symbiotic microbes has lead to refined mechanisms of reciprocal recognition, defense and counter defense. Genes in both partners determine and regulate these mechanisms.