Sweet Immunity: Inulin Boosts Resistance of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>) against Grey Mold (<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>) in an Ethylene-Dependent Manner

Sweet Immunity: Inulin Boosts Resistance of Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i>) against Grey Mold (<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>) in an Ethylene-Dependent Manner

The concept of &#8220;Sweet Immunity&#8222; postulates that sugar metabolism and signaling influence plant immune networks. In this study, we tested the potential of commercially available inulin-type fructans to limit disease symptoms caused by <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> in lettuce...

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Main Authors: Łukasz Paweł Tarkowski, Bram Van de Poel, Monica Höfte, Wim Van den Ende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
sweet immunity
<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>
fructan
oligogalacturonides
lettuce
ethylene
1-MCP
GABA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/5/1052

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