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Plant Sciences
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Plant Sciences
Elisa Zampieri, Elisabetta Franchi, Luca Giovannini, Francesca Brescia, Fabiano Sillo, Danilo Fusini, Ilaria Pietrini, Mauro Centritto, Raffaella Balestrini
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Summary: This study investigated the use of defense inducers to combat bacterial canker disease in tomatoes, with results showing that BTH-treated leaves exhibited higher enzyme activity, hydrogen peroxide formation, and lignin production. When used as a prophylactic spray, BTH had the lowest disease incidence rate, demonstrating its antibacterial activity and ability to reduce disease severity.
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Horticulture
Wendy L. Zellner
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Keiji Jindo, Albartus Evenhuis, Corne Kempenaar, Claudia Pombo Sudre, Xiaoxiu Zhan, Misghina Goitom Teklu, Geert Kessel
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Yui Tsunoda, Shohei Hano, Nozomi Imoto, Tomoki Shibuya, Hiroki Ikeda, Kayoko Amagaya, Kazuhisa Kato, Hitoshi Shirakawa, Hisashi Aso, Yoshinori Kanayama
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(2021)
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Cheryl L. Trueman, Paul H. Goodwin
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Eloisa Vendemiatti, Rodrigo Therezan, Mateus H. Vicente, Maisa de Siqueira Pinto, Nick Bergau, Lina Yang, Walter Fernando Bernardi, Severino M. de Alencar, Agustin Zsogon, Alain Tissier, Vagner A. Benedito, Lazaro E. P. Peres
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Ying Li, Yadi Chen, Shuqiu Jiang, Hui Dai, Weifeng Xu, Qian Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Ian C. Dodd, Wei Yuan
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Honghong Yuan, Peidong Tai, Williamson Gustave, Fei Xue, Lizong Sun
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Ada Frattini, Maria Martinez-Solis, Angel Llopis-Gimenez, Maria J. Pozo, Javier Rivero, Cristina M. Crava, Salvador Herrero
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(2022)