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A novel Arabidopsis pathosystem reveals cooperation of multiple hormonal response-pathways in host resistance against the global crop destroyer Macrophomina phaseolina.
Scientific reports - 27 Dec 2019
Schroeder Mercedes M, Lai Yan, Shirai Miwa, Alsalek Natalie, Tsuchiya Tokuji, Roberts Philip, Eulgem Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Dubbed as a "global destroyer of crops", the soil-borne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Mp) infects more than 500 plant species including many economically important cash crops. Host defenses against infection by this pathogen are poorly understood. We established interactions between Mp and Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) as a model system to quantitatively assess host factors affecting the outcome of Mp...
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