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Expression patterns of ASR1, PIN2, and PAL genes in tomato and eggplant after treatment with different inducers

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Salicylic acid (SA) and β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) are signaling compounds that regulate a large number of defense responses in plants after exposure to the biotic and abiotic stresses. The antagonistic fungus Trichoderma harzianum is well-known as a potential biocontrol agent that also induces defensive responses. In the present study, we tested the up- and down-regulation of defense responses of eggplant and tomato mediated by root application of SA and BABA as well as T. harzianum. Especially, we analyzed and compared the expression of ASR1, PIN2, and PAL in 4, 10, and 14 d post treatment. In all time courses, the root Trichoderma application + root β-aminobutyric acid application (RT + RBABA)- and root Trichoderma application + root salicylic acid application (RT + RSA)-treated plants had a much higher expression of genes than those on RT-treated plants and controls. Also, control and treated plants had significantly higher expression of ASR1 and PIN2 on the 4th day compared to other time courses. The PAL gene expression reached the maximum level at 10 days after treatment and it increased to about twofold level than 4 days after treatment. Information on expression profiles of the genes in different plants and under various inducers helps to identify candidates to the increase of resistance to environmental stress conditions.

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The authors thank the Vali–e–Asr University of Rafsanjan (Rafsanjan, Iran) for supporting this experiment.

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  1. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-E-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran

    Fatemeh Jafarbeigi, Mohammad Amin Samih & Hossein Alaei

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Jafarbeigi, F., Samih, M.A. & Alaei, H. Expression patterns of ASR1, PIN2, and PAL genes in tomato and eggplant after treatment with different inducers. Int J Trop Insect Sci 41, 2927–2935 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00476-w

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