Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis and, as a consequence, are exposed to the ultraviolet
(UV) radiation that is present in sunlight. UV radiation is generally divided into three classes …

Influx of solar UV-B radiation (280–320 nm) will probably increase in the future due to
depletion of stratospheric ozone. In plants, there are several targets for the deleterious UV-B …

Abstract Ultraviolet‐C (UV‐C) radiation has been reported to induce defence responses to
pathogens in growing crops and described as a new environmentally friendly method for …

Background Plant stilbenes are a small group of phenylpropanoids, which have been
detected in at least 72 unrelated plant species and accumulate in response to biotic and …

Abstract Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) is an intrinsic part of sunlight that is accompanied by
significant biological effects. Plants are able to perceive UV-B using the UV-B photoreceptor …

Publisher Summary Plants are equipped with a wide array of constitutive deterrents that
include both toxic chemicals and mechanical barriers. In addition to these, there is a …

An oligopeptlde of 13 amino acids (Pep-13) identified within a 42 kDa glycoproteln elicitor
from P. megasperma was shown to be necessary and sufficient to stimulate a complex …

Pattern recognition receptors in eukaryotes initiate defence responses on detection of
microbe‐associated molecular patterns shared by many microbe species. The Leu‐rich …

Granular deposits of reaction material (RM) were formed in onion epidermal cells at sites of
attempted penetration by Botrytis allii. Both RM and the adjacent cell wall fluoresced blue …

The Arabidopsis gene encoding the key flavonoid biosynthesis enzyme chalcone synthase
(CHS) is regulated by several environmental and endogenous stimuli. Here we dissect the …