Beta-aminobutyric acid priming of plant defense: the role of ABA and other hormones

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 703-711

  Baccelli, Ivan ^a   Mauch Mani, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotic stress; Plant hormones; Potentiation; Resistance inducer

Indexed keywords

3-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ABSCISIC ACID; AMINOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE;

IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINOBUTYRATES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84947550778     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: 15735028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-015-0406-y     Document Type: Article

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