Chitin and laminarin additively trigger wheat reactive oxygen species but not resistance to Fusarium head blight

Abstract Plants respond to fungal infections by activating defense genes including producing reactive oxygen species (ROS). The fungus Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB), a serious disease of wheat and barley. FHB results in crop yield loss and contaminates grain with mycotoxins....

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Main Authors: Guixia Hao, Nicholas A. Rhoades, Susan McCormick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Plant Direct
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.538