Salicylic acid-induced differential resistance to the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus among resistant and susceptible tomato cultivars

Abstract Background In higher plants, salicylic acid (SA) plays important roles in inducing resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes a highly devastating viral disease in plants, particularly in tomato. However, the roles of SA in inducing tomato plant...

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Main Authors: Tong Li, Ying Huang, Zhi-Sheng Xu, Feng Wang, Ai-Sheng Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1784-0