"INDUCED SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE-LIKE RESPONSES ELICITED BY RHIZOBIA"

TONELLI, M.L.; FIGUEREDO, MARÍA SOLEDAD; RODRIGUEZ MELO,J.; FABRA, ADRIANA; IBAÑEZ, F.

PLANT AND SOIL

SPRINGER

Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2020

0032-079X

Rhizobia are soil bacteria that engage into a mutualistic symbiosis with plants and benefit the host by fixing atmospheric N. In addition, rhizobia can be considered as biocontrol agents, contributing to plant health through direct inhibition of a wide range of pathogens. More recently, it became evident that rhizobial invasion of plant roots can also trigger an increased systemic resistance state in the host, a process resembling the Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) mechanism. However, this indirect biocontrol property of rhizobia was relatively less explored.