Title: Methyl jasmonate conditions parsley suspension cells for increased elicitation of phenylpropanoid defense responses
Abstract: Pre-incubation of suspension-cultured parsley cells with methyl jasmonate greatly enhances their ability to respond to fungal elicitors by secretion of coumarin derivatives. The effect is most pronounced at relatively low elicitor concentration and also observed for the incorporation of esterified hydroxycinnamic acids and of "lignin-like" polymers into the cell wall. These three responses correspond to defense reactions induced locally when a fungal pathogen attacks plant cells. In contrast, the conditioning of parsley cells by the signal substance methyl jasmonate is reminiscent of the developmental nature of systemic acquired resistance and renders the cells more effective for the elicitor-induced local defense reactions.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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