Plant Diversity ›› 1994, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (02): 1-3.

• Articles •    

INDUCTION AND ACCUMULATION OF THE ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN IN GASTRODIA ELATA

HU Zhong HUAN GQing-Zao   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Online:1994-04-25 Published:1994-04-25

Abstract: Gastrodia elata Bl. is a plant belonging to orchid family which is parasitic on fungus Armillaria mellea. The fungal hyphae infect the ancestor or nutritive conns of the plant,but are arrested and digested in the cortical cells. The released nutrients are mainly transported into the terminal conns for its growth.

Key words: Gastrodia elata