Unveiling plant defense arsenal: metabolic strategies in during black rot disease.

Alterations in plant metabolism play a key role in the complex plant-pathogen interactions. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the connection between changes in primary and specialized metabolism and the plant defense against diseases that impact crops. Thus, we aim to study the metabolic reprograming in plants upon infection by pv.

New vegetable varieties of and with modified glucosinolate content obtained by mass selection approach.

Background: Glucosinolates (GSLs) constitute a characteristic group of secondary metabolites present in the genus. These compounds confer resistance to pests and diseases. Moreover, they show allelopathic and anticarcinogenic effects.

Spectral Reflectance Indexes Reveal Differences in the Physiological Status of with Contrasting Glucosinolate Content under Biotic Stress.

species produce glucosinolates, a specific group of secondary metabolites present in the Brassicaceae family with antibacterial and antifungal properties. The employment of improved varieties for specific glucosinolates would reduce the production losses caused by pathogen attack. However, the consequences of the increment in these secondary metabolites in the plant are unknown.

The growth-immunity tradeoff in Brassica oleracea-Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris pathosystem.

Plant responses against pathogens are influenced by growth immunity tradeoff, which ensure the best use of limited resources. We study how the immobilization of carbon resources and the induction of defensive responses (glucosinolates, phenolic compounds, stomatal closure) can influence the biomass of two Brassica oleracea lines, differing in their resistance, after infection with Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris.

New Vegetable Foods: A Promising Source of Bioactive Compounds.

is grown in northwestern Spain to obtain turnip greens. The tops of the same plants (flower stems with buds) are cut and sell as turnip tops, increasing the value of the crop. This practice could be extended to other brassicas.