"Arabidopsis thaliana"

FISVE (Fisiologia Vegetale)

FISVE (Fisiologia Vegetale)

Plant cell walls are the first line of defense against pathogen attack and regulate growth under physiological and stress conditions. Plant cells constantly monitor wall integrity to adjust growth and modulate defenses. We have shown that plants with altered pectin composition constitutively express defense responses and are more resistant to infections, but are severely impaired in growth. 

The auxin indole-3-butyric acid controls adventitious rooting in Arabidopsis thaliana thin cell layers by its conversion into indole-3-acetic acid and nitric oxide production

Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) is the natural precursor of the main plant auxin, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and both are able to induce adventitious root (AR) formation in different types of explants, when applied exogenously, alone or combined with other phytohormones.

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