The Role of Plant Hormones in the Interaction of Colletotrichum Species with Their Host Plants |
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| Authors: | Thomas Svoboda Michael R Thon Joseph Strauss |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology (DAGZ), Institute of Microbial Genetics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria;2.Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), Universidad de Salamanca, 37185 Salamanca, Spain; |
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| Abstract: | Colletotrichum is a plant pathogenic fungus which is able to infect virtually every economically important plant species. Up to now no common infection mechanism has been identified comparing different plant and Colletotrichum species. Plant hormones play a crucial role in plant-pathogen interactions regardless whether they are symbiotic or pathogenic. In this review we analyze the role of ethylene, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, auxin and salicylic acid during Colletotrichum infections. Different Colletotrichum strains are capable of auxin production and this might contribute to virulence. In this review the role of different plant hormones in plant—Colletotrichum interactions will be discussed and thereby auxin biosynthetic pathways in Colletotrichum spp. will be proposed. |
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| Keywords: | Colletotrichum spp plant hormones ethylene auxin jasmonic acid salicylic acid abscisic acid |
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