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Abscisic acid negatively interferes with basal defence of barley against Magnaporthe oryzae.
BMC plant biology - 21 Jan 2015
Ulferts Sylvia, Delventhal Rhoda, Splivallo Richard, Karlovsky Petr, Schaffrath Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plant hormones are well known regulators which balance plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. We investigated the role of abscisic acid (ABA) in resistance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) against the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. RESULTS: Exogenous application of ABA prior to inoculation with M. oryzae led to more disease symptoms on barley leaves. This result contrasted the...
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