Background Plant-pathogenic oomycetes are responsible for economically important losses
in crops worldwide. Phytophthora palmivora, a tropical relative of the potato late blight …

Pichia guilliermondii strain R13, a yeast isolated from Thai rambutan, has been shown to
suppress the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum capsici in harvested chili. Its multiple modes of …

Six souches d'Azospirillum appartenant à cinq espèces de bactéries promotrices de
croissance chez les plantes soit: A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. amazonense, A. irakense et …

Plants produce thousands of different compounds through the secondary metabolism
pathways. Since many of these products are obtained by direct extraction from plants that …

Sesquiterpene cyclase, a branch point enzyme in the general isoprenoid pathway for the
synthesis of phytoalexin capsidiol, was induced in detached leaves of Capsicum annuum …

Nutritional status being the first line of defense for host plants, determines their susceptibility
or resistance against invading pathogens. In recent years, the applications of plant nutrient …

Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are essential in plant defense mechanisms hostile to
environmental stresses and offensive attacks by pathogens. PSMs are not only necessary …

The anthracnose fungus, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, was previously shown to have an
incompatible interaction with ripe-red fruit of pepper (Capsicum annuum). However, the …

Abstract Villar-Luna, E., B. Reyes-Trejo, RI Rojas-Martínez, O. Gómez-Rodríguez, AM
Hernández-Anguiano, y E. Zavaleta-Mejía. 2009. Hypersensitive response in foliage of chili …

Publisher Summary Carotenoids serve two major functions in photosynthesis: as accessory
pigments for light harvesting and in the prevention of photooxidative damage. Carotenoids …