Friday, 14 September 2012

Screening technique uncovers five new plant activator compounds

Screening technique uncovers five new plant activator compounds: Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 14, 2012



A new high-throughput screening technique developed by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) has been used to uncover five novel immune-priming compounds in Arabidopsis plants. Discovery of the compounds, which enhance disease resistance without impacting plant growth or crop yield, establishes the new technique as a powerful asset in the battle to protect crops from damaging patho