Scaling-up to understand tree-pathogen interactions: A steep, tough climb or a walk in the park?
Curr Opin Plant Biol
; 68: 102229, 2022 08.
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Plants have proficient tools that allow them to survive interactions with pathogens. Upon attack, they respond with specific countermeasures, which are controlled by the immune system. However, defences can fail and this failure exposes plants to fast-spreading devastation. Trees face similar challenges to other plants and their immune system allows them to mount defences against pathogens. However, their slow growth, longevity, woodiness, and size can make trees a challenging system to study. Here, we review scientific successes in plant systems, highlight the key challenges and describe the enormous opportunities for pathology research in trees. We discuss the benefits that scaling-up our understanding on tree-pathogen interactions can provide in the fight against plant pathogenic threats.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Plantas
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Árboles
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En
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Curr Opin Plant Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BOTANICA
Año:
2022
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Article
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Reino Unido