Ethylene is a gaseous hormone that regulates physiological processes in plants, such as seedling emergence, fruit ripening and senescence. Ethylene is also a major component of plant defenses, and elevated ethylene has been shown to increase plant resistance to several pathogens, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Ethylene-insensitive soybean mutants showed reduced disease in response to Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea and Phytophthora sojae, suggesting that ethylene-insensitivity decreases susceptibility to disease. However, the role of ethylene in disease resistance has not been completely understood due to its interaction with other plant hormones. In some cases it can stimulate...
We expect to publish 1-2 research journal articles and posters from this project.
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