Article
Costs and benefits of priming for defense in Arabidopsis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Apr 2006
van Hulten Marieke, Pelser Maaike, van Loon L C, Pieterse Corné M J, Ton Jurriaan
Abstract excerpt
Induced resistance protects plants against a wide spectrum of diseases; however, it can also entail costs due to the allocation of resources or toxicity of defensive products. The cellular defense responses involved in induced resistance are either activated directly or primed for augmented expression upon pathogen attack. Priming for defense may combine the advantages of enhanced disease protection and low...
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