Guard cells perceive a variety of chemicals produced metabolically in response to abiotic
and biotic stresses, integrate the signals into reactive oxygen species and calcium …

The two major mechanisms of plant defense against pathogens are resistance (the host's
ability to limit pathogen multiplication) and tolerance (the host's ability to reduce the effect of …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have been proposed as effective biocontrol agents
against several fungal and bacterial plant pathogens. However, there is limited knowledge …

Plant susceptibility to pathogens is usually considered from the perspective of the loss of
resistance. However, susceptibility cannot be equated with plant passivity since active host …

Ralstonia solanacearum, which causes bacterial wilt of diverse plants, produces copious
extracellular polysaccharide (EPS), a major virulence factor. The function of EPS in wilt …

Plant products along with biocontrol agents were tested against Fusarium wilt of banana
caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). Of the 22 plant species tested, the leaf …

Increasing evidence indicates that tolerance is a host defense strategy against pathogens as
widespread and successful as resistance. Since the concept of tolerance was proposed …

XopN is a virulence factor from Xanthomonas campestris pathovar vesicatoria (Xcv) that is
translocated into tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaf cells by the pathogen's type III …

Rhizosphere and endophytic bacterial isolates from the roots and corms of banana were
tested for their biocontrol efficiency against Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). Molecular …

We demonstrate that XopD, a type III effector from Xanthomonas campestris pathovar
vesicatoria (Xcv), suppresses symptom production during the late stages of infection in …