Growth–defense tradeoffs are thought to occur in plants due to resource restrictions, which
demand prioritization towards either growth or defense, depending on external and internal …

A number of different types of induced resistance have been defined based on differences in
signalling pathways and spectra of effectiveness, including systemic acquired resistance …

Background Plants are capable of building up beneficial rhizosphere communities as is
evidenced by disease-suppressive soils. However, it is not known how and why soil …

Higher plants synthesize an amazing diversity of phenolic secondary metabolites. Phenolics
are defined secondary metabolites or natural products because, originally, they were …

Biocontrol fungi (BCF) are agents that control plant diseases. These include the well-known
Trichoderma spp. and the recently described Sebacinales spp. They have the ability to …

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

Plants have the ability to recognize and respond to a multitude of microorganisms.
Recognition of pathogens results in a massive reprogramming of the plant cell to activate …

Plants must achieve a balance between carbon assimilation, storage and growth, but little is
known about how this is achieved. We describe evidence for the existence of regulatory …

Plants possess a range of defenses that can be actively expressed in response to
pathogens and parasites of various scales, ranging from microscopic viruses to insect …

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 …