Chemical facilitation and induced pathogen resistance mediated by a root-secreted phytotoxin

The flavonol (+/-)-catechin is an allelochemical produced by the invasive weed Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed). The full effects of (+/-)-catechin on plant communities in both the native and the introduced ranges of C. maculosa remain uncertain. Here, by supplementing plant growth media with (...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 173(2007), 4 vom: 01., Seite 852-860
1. Verfasser: Prithiviraj, Balakrishnan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Perry, Laura G, Badri, Dayakar V, Vivanco, Jorge M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Arabidopsis Proteins NPR1 protein, Arabidopsis Plant Growth Regulators Plant Proteins Reactive Oxygen Species Toxins, Biological pathogenesis-related proteins, plant Catechin mehr... 8R1V1STN48 Salicylic Acid O414PZ4LPZ
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Zusammenfassung:The flavonol (+/-)-catechin is an allelochemical produced by the invasive weed Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed). The full effects of (+/-)-catechin on plant communities in both the native and the introduced ranges of C. maculosa remain uncertain. Here, by supplementing plant growth media with (+/-)-catechin, we showed that low (+/-)-catechin concentrations may induce growth and defense responses in neighboring plants. Doses of the allelochemical lower than the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) induced growth in Arabidopsis thaliana; plants treated with 25 microg ml(-1) (+/-)-catechin accumulated more than twice the biomass of untreated control plants. Further, pretreatment of A. thaliana roots with low concentrations of (+/-)-catechin induced resistance to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in A. thaliana leaves. Low doses of (+/-)-catechin resulted in moderate increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the meristems of treated plants, which may have loosened the cell walls and thus increased growth. Experiments with A. thaliana mutants indicated that (+/-)-catechin induces pathogen resistance by up-regulating defense genes via the salicylic acid (SA)/nonexpressor of pathogenesis related protein 1 (NPR1)-dependent pathway. Our results suggest that the growth and defense-inducing effects of (+/-)-catechin are concentration dependent, as (+/-)-catechin at higher concentrations is phytotoxic, thus suggesting the potential for hormesis to occur in nature
Beschreibung:Date Completed 14.06.2007
Date Revised 08.04.2022
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01964.x