Analysis of Plant Phytohormones in Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Phytohormones not only play crucial roles in plant growth and development but are also important for plant defense. In plant-pathogen interactions, these phytohormones coordinate their defense responses through synergism or antagonism.

The plant hormones salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) are the primary regulating constituents against pathogenic microbes and insects. For example, SA signaling induces defense against biotrophic pathogens and SA is also responsible for activation of pathogen-resistant (PR) genes for generating long-term immunity in plant. Jasmonic acid (JA) is involved in the activation of immunological responses to the majority of insects, herbivores, and necrotrophic microorganisms. Ethylene (ET) is the key regulator of the plant immune signaling network, which controls pattern-triggered immunity against bio-trophic infections. Some other hormones, such as gibberellin, cytokinin (CK), and brassinosteroid, are hormones that regulate trophic divergence and thus play important roles in plant-pathogen interactions. Overall, phytohormones are key factors in plant-pathogen interactions.

STEMart offers services to help analyze phytohormonal changes in plant-pathogen interactions, and we also help to explore the role of phytohormones in plant-pathogen interactions.

Test Capabilities

• Qualitative and quantitative detection of multiple phytohormones including auxins (IAA), gibberellin (GA), abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), ethylene (ET), melatonin (MT), cytokinin (CK), brassinosteroid (BR), and strigolactone (SL)
• Studying the role of phytohormones in plant-pathogens

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