Abstract
Chitosan oligosaccharides (collectively, oligochitosan, or COS) are considered to be potent plant immunity elicitors. In this article, the induction of resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus L. var. Huyou 15 by COS is studied. Even though COS (50 μg mL−1) did not affect radial growth of this pathogen in vitro, it reduced the disease symptoms in vivo relative to control plants. The disease control rates were 25.8%, 41.4%, 57.1%, 68.7%, and 48.8% with COS pretreatment 0, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h before S. sclerotiorum inoculation, respectively. Specific binding of COS to B. napus epidermis cells was validated by competition experiments. Simultaneously, it was observed that COS induced bursts of cytosolic Ca2+, nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). NO and H2O2 inhibitors were used to prove the interaction between NO and H2O2. Furthermore, treatments of B. napus with NO and H2O2 inhibitors reduced the induction effect of the jasmonic acid–ethylene (JA/ET) signaling marker BnPDF1.2 by ...
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
