Abstract
Plants are exposed to recurring biotic and abiotic stresses that can, in extreme situations, lead to substantial yield losses. With the changing environment, the stress pressure is likely to increase and sustainable measures to alleviate the effect on our crops are sought. Priming plants for better stress resistance is one of the sustainable possibilities to reach this goal. Here, we report on the effects of beta-aminobutyric acid, a priming agent with an exceptionally wide range of action and describe its way of preparing plants to defend themselves against various attacks, among others through the modulation of their hormonal defense signaling, and highlight the special role of abscisic acid in this process.
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Baccelli, I., Mauch-Mani, B. Beta-aminobutyric acid priming of plant defense: the role of ABA and other hormones. Plant Mol Biol 91, 703–711 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-015-0406-y
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