Journal
CELLS
Volume 11, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11192985
Keywords
plant immunity; salicylic acid; phytohormones; growth-defense trade-off
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- National Taiwan Normal University
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One of the major challenges in studying plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress is to optimize plant growth and plasticity under different environmental constraints, which ultimately benefits agricultural production. However, efforts to enhance plant immunity often result in compromised growth and reduced yield. This trade-off is controlled by complex signaling driven by secondary messengers and phytohormones.
One grand challenge for studying plant biotic and abiotic stress responses is to optimize plant growth and plasticity under variable environmental constraints, which in the long run benefits agricultural production. However, efforts in promoting plant immunity are often accompanied by compromised morphological syndromes such as growth retardation, sterility, and reduced yield. Such a trade-off is dictated by complex signaling driven by secondary messengers and phytohormones. Salicylic acid (SA) is a well-known phytohormone essential for basal immunity and systemic acquired resistance. Interestingly, recent updates suggest that external environmental cues, nutrient status, developmental stages, primary metabolism, and breeding strategies attribute an additional layer of control over SA-dependent signaling, and, hence, plant performance against pathogens. In this review, these external and internal factors are summarized, focusing on their specific roles on SA biosynthesis and downstream signaling leading to immunity. A few considerations and future opportunities are highlighted to improve plant fitness with minimal growth compensation.
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