Defense Compounds Rather Than Nutrient Availability Shape Aggressiveness Trait Variation Along a Leaf Maturity Gradient in a Biotrophic Plant Pathogen

Defense Compounds Rather Than Nutrient Availability Shape Aggressiveness Trait Variation Along a Leaf Maturity Gradient in a Biotrophic Plant Pathogen

Foliar pathogens face heterogeneous environments depending on the maturity of leaves they interact with. In particular, nutrient availability as well as defense levels may vary significantly, with opposing effects on the success of infection. The present study tested which of these factors have a do...

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Main Authors: Agathe Maupetit, Romain Larbat, Michaël Pernaci, Axelle Andrieux, Cécile Guinet, Anne-Laure Boutigny, Bénédicte Fabre, Pascal Frey, Fabien Halkett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
constitutive defense
aggressiveness traits
plasticity
nutrient availability
rust fungus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01396/full

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