Occurrence of the phytoalexin phaseollin
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Jan Doherty; Ron Buescher
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Article
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1978
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Phaseollin is a phytoalexin synthesised by __Phaseolus vulgaris__ (snap or French bean) in response to infection or injury. The possibility of its accumulation in the edible pods damaged during postβharvest handling was investigated. Phaseollin levels increased in injured pod tissue dur