• openAccess   Chemical priming of immunity without costs to plant growth 

      Buswell, Will; Schwarzenbacher, Roland E.; Luna Diez, Estrella; Sellwood, Matthew A.; Chen, Beining; Flors, Victor; Pétriacq, Pierre; Ton, Jurriaan Wiley (2018)
      b-Aminobutyric acid (BABA) induces broad-spectrum disease resistance, but also represses plant growth, which has limited its exploitation in crop protection. BABA perception relies on binding to the aspartyl-tRNA synthetase ...
    • closedAccess   Long-lasting b-aminobutyric acid-induced resistance protects tomato fruit against Botrytis cinerea 

      Wilkinson, S. W.; Pastor, Victoria; Paplauskas, S.; Pétriacq, Pierre; Luna Diez, Estrella Wiley (2018)
      Minimizing losses to pests and diseases is essential for producing sufficient food to feed the world’s rapidly growingpopulation. The necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea triggers devastating pre- and post-harvest yield ...
    • openAccess   Plant perception of β-aminobutyric acid is mediated by an aspartyl-tRNA synthetase 

      Luna Diez, Estrella; Van Hulten, Marieke; Zhang, Yuhua; Berkowitz, Oliver; López, Ana; Pétriacq, Pierre; Sellwood, Matthew A.; Chen, Beining; Burrell, Michael M.; Van De Meene, Allison M. L.; Pieterse, Corné MJ J; Flors, Victor; Ton, Jurriaan Nature Publishing Group (2014)
      Specific chemicals can prime the plant immune system for augmented defense. β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a priming agent that provides broad-spectrum disease protection. However, BABA also suppresses plant growth when ...