beta-Aminobutyric acid-induced resistance in plants
2001
Jakab, G. | Cottier, V. | Toquin, V. | Rigoli, G. | Zimmerli, L. | Metraux, J.P. | Mauch-Mani, B.
The broad spectrum protective effect of the non-protein amino acid beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) against numerous plant diseases has been well-documented in the literature. Here, we present an overview of BABA-induced protection in various pathosystems. Contradictory reports concerning the mechanism of action underlying this type of protection incited us to take advantage of Arabidopsis/pathogen interactions as model systems to investigate the action of BABA at the genetic and molecular level. We present evidence that the protective effect of BABA is due to a potentiation of natural defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. In order to dissect the pathways involved in potentiation by BABA we describe the use of a mutational approach based on BABA-induced female sterility in Arabidopsis.
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