Pipecolic acid, an endogenous mediator of defense amplification and priming, is a critical regulator of inducible plant immunity

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5123-5141

  Návarová, Hana ^a,b   Bernsdorff, Friederike ^a   Döring, Anne Christin ^a   Zeier, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84873025578     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.103564     Document Type: Article

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