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Molecular Genetics of Phytopathogenic Fungi

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Abstract

Plant diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi represent an enormous economical hazard. Nevertheless, most interactions between these parasites and their hosts are not well understood mainly due to considerable experimental restrictions. In the past few years, however, considerable progress has been made in this field, mainly due to the availability of a wide range of molecular techniques, which allow new and promising approaches to the understanding of host-parasite interactions. This review cannot represent a comprehensive update of the exponentially expanding literature on this topic, but intends to present an overview and report on trends and highlights, continuing the short update of Meinhardt (1991) in this series.

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  1. Institut für Botanik und Botanischer Garten, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schloßgarten 3, W-4400, Münster, Germany

    Professor Dr. Paul Tudzynski (Lehrstuhl f. Allg. Botanik/Mikrobiologie) & Dr. Klaus-Michael Weltring (Lehrstuhl f. Allg. Botanik/Mikrobiologie)

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Tudzynski, P., Weltring, KM. (1993). Molecular Genetics of Phytopathogenic Fungi. In: Behnke, HD., Lüttge, U., Esser, K., Kadereit, J.W., Runge, M. (eds) Progress in Botany / Fortschritte der Botanik. Progress in Botany/Fortschritte der Botanik, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78020-2_20

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