Hope to save citrus and olives from devastating diseases
Transferring immune receptor genes from the model plant Arabidopsis to sweet orange makes them more resistant to damaging bacterial diseases such as Xylella.
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Plant immunity’s first response
We answer a fundamental question about how plants initially respond to perceived threats.
TSL Scientists identify novel regulatory mechanism that controls how plants defend themselves against pathogens
Work from the Zipfel group reveals how a class of endogenous plant peptides and their corresponding receptor regulate plant immune responses.