Plants mount coordinated immune responses to defend themselves against pathogens. However, the cellular components required for plant immunity are not fully understood. The jasmonate‐mimicking coronatine ( In this study, we aim to identify the We identified Discovery of
Boron is a micronutrient that is required for the normal growth and development of vascular plants, but its precise functions remain a subject of debate. One established role for boron is in the cell wall where it forms a diester cross‐link between two monomers of the low‐abundance pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan‐
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10077629
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Plant Journal
- Volume:
- 96
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0960-7412
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 1036-1050
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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