Melatonin enhances resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea in pear by promoting jasmonic acid and phlorizin biosynthesis

Abstract Ring rot, caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, is an important fungal disease of pear fruit during postharvest storage. Melatonin, as a plant growth regulator, plays an important role in enhancing the stress resistance of pear fruits. It enhances the resistance of pear fruits to ring rot by e...

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Main Authors: Hongpeng Xu, Siying Zhang, Chenglin Liang, Min Li, Ran Wang, Jiankun Song, Zhenhua Cui, Yingjie Yang, Jianlong Liu, Dingli Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05187-1