Salicylic acid-independent plant defence pathways

C.M.J. Pieterse, L.C. van Loon

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Abstract

Salicylic acid is an important signalling molecule involved in both locally and systemically induced disease resistance responses. Recent advances in our understanding of plant defence signalling have revealed that plants employ a network of signal transduction pathways, some of which are independent of salicylic acid. Evidence is emerging that jasmonic acid and ethylene play key roles in these salicylic acid-independent pathways. Cross-talk between the salicylic acid-dependent and the salicylic acid-independent pathways provides great regulatory potential for activating multiple resistance mechanisms in varying combinations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)52-58
Number of pages7
JournalTrends Plant Sci.
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Plant biology (Botany)
  • Life sciences
  • Biologie/Milieukunde (BIOL)

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