To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

Plants have evolved an array of defenses against pathogens. However, mounting a defense
response frequently comes with the cost of a reduction in growth and reproduction, carrying …

Despite significant advances in crop protection, plant diseases cause a 20% yield loss in
food and cash crops worldwide. Therefore, interactions between plants and pathogens have …

▪ Abstract Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is a mechanism of induced defense that
confers long-lasting protection against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. SAR requires …

Disease resistance strategies are powerful approaches to sustainable agriculture because
they reduce chemical input into the environment. Recently, Piriformospora indica, a plant …

Infection of plants by necrotizing pathogens or colonization of plant roots with certain
beneficial microbes causes the induction of a unique physiological state called “priming” …

Plant–microbe interactions are ubiquitous. Plants are threatened by pathogens, but they are
even more commonly engaged in neutral or mutualistic interactions with microbes …

Beneficial soil-borne microorganisms, such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
mycorrhizal fungi, can improve plant performance by inducing systemic defense responses …

Despite the fact that roots are the organs most subject to microbial interactions, very little is
known about the response of roots to microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). By …

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 …