Abstract β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) has been known as an inducer of disease-resistance
since 1963, however, only in the recent two decades an increasing number of reports have …

Real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) has emerged as an accurate and widely
used technique for expression profiling of selected genes. However, obtaining reliable …

Among the many types of plant stressors, pathogen attack, mainly fungi and bacteria can
cause particularly severe damage both to individual plants and, on a wider scale, to …

The mechanisms for tolerance of various abiotic stresses in plants are often considered to
be similar, but there are also specific traits responsible for acclimation that differ according to …

The disease incidence of bacterial wilt of tomato, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum
(Smith), ranged from 10.00 to 70.45 per cent in major tomato growing districts of Himachal …

Phytophthora species are highly destructive phytopathogens, associated with massive
damage in natural ecosystems and agriculture. Citrus production is also affected, mainly by …

The non-protein amino acid beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) enhances squash resistance to
microbial pathogens through potentiation of the squash defense responses. In the present …

This chapter deals with both naturally derived inducers (biotic inducers) of resistance and
agents which mimic the action of these inducers (abiotic inducers). It concentrates on the …

Stem rot of tomato caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc) results
in economic yield loss worldwide. Previous studies have demonstrated the role of β …

Objective Sucrose, the final product of photosynthesis, plays important roles in growth,
development, storage, signal transduction, and acclimation to environmental stresses in …