Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants

In: Signaling and Communication in Plants

In: Signaling and Communication in Plants Ser.

Abstract

Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants -- Part I: General Principles of Belowground Defence Strategies -- Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants: Parallels Between Root Responses to Beneficial and Detrimental Microbes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Study of Root-Microbe Interactions -- 2.1 Plant Systems -- 2.2 Microbial Systems -- 2.2.1 Foliar Fungal Pathogens -- 2.2.2 Oomycete Pathogens -- 3 Can I Stay or Must I Go? Parallels in Root Responses to Beneficial and Detrimental Microbes at the Tissue Level -- 3.1 Nutrition Status