Trees fight infections by trapping pathogens in one part of the tree. Hugh Morris and colleagues have been reviewing how trees use secondary metabolites in order to control the process.
Tag - induced systemic resistance
Alun Salt
Rare soil bacteria affect plant performance
It is not known how loss of rare soil microbes affects plant defence against aphids. Kurm et al. inoculated soil with a serial dilution of a microbial community and a presumed plant beneficial bacterium (Pseudomonas...
botanyone
para-Aminobenzoic acid elicits induced resistance against pathogens
para-Aminobenzoic acid has potential as a water-soluble and safe application for crop protection under field conditions.
AJ Cann