Induced Resistance for Plant Defence

• Main Author: Andres A. Borges (auth)
• Other Authors: Luisa M. Sandalio (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; priming; plant defence activators; induced resistance; elicitors; abiotic stress
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In this century the human being must face the challenges of producing enough to feed a growing population in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. The yields are with increasing frequency affected by abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, and high temperature or by new diseases and pl...