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Benzothiadiazole induces disease resistance in Arabidopsis by activation of the systemic acquired resistance signal transduction pathway.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 1996
Lawton K A, Friedrich L, Hunt M, Weymann K, Delaney T, Kessmann H, Staub T, Ryals J
Abstract excerpt
Benzothiadiazole (BTH) is a novel chemical activator of disease resistance in tobacco, wheat and other important agricultural plants. In this report, it is shown that BTH works by activating SAR in Arabidopsis thaliana. BTH-treated plants were resistant to infection by turnip crinkle virus, Pseudomonas syringae pv 'tomato' DC3000 and Peronospora parasitica. Chemical treatment induced accumulation of mRNAs from...
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