Diversity of plant defense elicitor peptides within the Rosaceae

Abstract Background Plant elicitor peptides (Peps) are endogenous molecules that induce and amplify the first line of inducible plant defense, known as pattern-triggered immunity, contributing to protect plants against attack by bacteria, fungi and herbivores. Pep topic application and transgenic ex...

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Main Authors: Cristina Ruiz, Anna Nadal, Laura Foix, Laura Montesinos, Emilio Montesinos, Maria Pla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-017-0593-4