Comparison of the transcriptomes of American chestnut (<it>Castanea dentata</it>) and Chinese chestnut (<it>Castanea mollissima</it>) in response to the chestnut blight infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background1471-2229-9-51</p> <p>American chestnut (<it>Castanea dentata</it>) was devastated by an exotic pathogen in the beginning of the twentieth century. This chestnut blight is caused by <it>Cryphonectria parasitica</it>,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/51 |