Salicylic acid enhances resistance in cowpea against Meloidogyne incognita
Salicylic acid (10 mM) sprayed on cowpea leaves inoculated with Meloidogyne incognita reduced nematode infection and promoted plant growth. Salicylic acid did not kill nematodes in an in vitro test and induced expression and accumulation of pathogenesis related-1 protein in the leaves of sprayed pla...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2002-04-01
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Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4946 |