Complexities underlying the breeding and deployment of Dutch elm disease resistant elms

JA Martín, J Domínguez, A Solla, CM Brasier… - New Forests, 2021 - Springer
Dutch elm disease (DED) is a vascular wilt disease caused by the pathogens Ophiostoma
ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi with multiple ecological phases including pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling methods to stimulate plant resistance against pathogens

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani - Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2024 - imrpress.com
Plant diseases caused by pathogens pose significant threats to agricultural productivity and
food security worldwide. The traditional approach of relying on chemical pesticides for …

Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles: targets, perception and unanswered questions

M Heil - 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plants respond to mechanical wounding, herbivore feeding or infection by pathogens with
the release of volatiles. Small C6 molecules termed green‐leaf volatiles form a general …

Plant sensing and communication

R Karban - Plant sensing and communication, 2015 - degruyter.com
The news that a flowering weed—mousear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)—can sense the
particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical …

Methyl jasmonate induced defense responses increase resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 in banana

D Sun, X Lu, Y Hu, W Li, K Hong, Y Mo, DM Cahill… - Scientia horticulturae, 2013 - Elsevier
Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum, is a severe banana
(Musa spp.) root disease, currently threatening banana production worldwide. Methyl …

Neutral and climate-driven adaptive processes contribute to explain population variation in resin duct traits in a Mediterranean pine species

C Vázquez-González, X López-Goldar, R Zas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Resin ducts are important anatomical defensive traits related to biotic resistance in conifers.
Previous studies have reported intraspecific genetic variation in resin duct characteristics …

Exploiting jasmonate-induced responses for field protection of conifer seedlings against a major forest pest, Hylobius abietis

R Zas, N Björklund, G Nordlander, C Cendán… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Herbivore damage commonly initiates an increased synthesis of chemical defensive
compounds in attacked plants. Such induced defences are a vital part of plant defence …

Resistance of Pinus pinea to Bursaphelenchus xylophilus explained by the dynamic response of phytohormones, antioxidant activity, and stress-related gene …

MN da Silva, CS Santos, A Solla, J Gamir, V Flors… - Trees, 2025 - Springer
Key message The effects of MJ on pine trees are species-specific and trigger a resistant
phenotype to the PWN. A more dynamic response of hormones and gene expression in …

Strong in vitro antagonism by elm xylem endophytes is not accompanied by temporally stable in planta protection against a vascular pathogen under field conditions

JA Martín, D Macaya-Sanz, J Witzell… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Some endophytic fungi provide their host plants with protection against abiotic and biotic
stressors, including pathogens. Endophyte-mediated mechanisms might be behind the …

Simultaneous induction of jasmonic acid and disease-responsive genes signifies tolerance of American elm to Dutch elm disease

SM Sherif, MR Shukla, SJ Murch, L Bernier… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Dutch elm disease (DED), caused by three fungal species in the genus Ophiostoma, is the
most devastating disease of both native European and North American elm trees. Although …