Reduced growth and seed set following chemical induction of pathogen defence: Does systemic acquired resistance (SAR) incur allocation costs?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 645-654

  Heil, Martin ^a   Hilpert, Andrea ^a   Kaiser, Werner ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzothiadiazole; BION ; Fitness costs; Plant pathogen interaction; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIAZOLE; BIOMASS; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; INDUCED RESISTANCE; MODEL; NITROGEN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GROWTH; SEED DEVELOPMENT; WHEAT;

GROWTH; PATHOGEN; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT DEFENSE; SEED SET;

EID: 0033837402     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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