Integrated soybean transcriptomics, metabolomics, and chemical genomics reveal the importance of the phenylpropanoid pathway and antifungal activity in resistance to the broad host range pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Ashish Ranjan, Nathaniel M. Westrick, Sachin Jain, Jeff S. Piotrowski, Manish Ranjan, Ryan Kessens, Logan Stiegman, Craig R. Grau, Damon L. Smith, Mehdi Kabbage
This study identifies resistance mechanisms in soybean against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using multi-omics approaches, showing the role of jasmonate signaling, ROS scavenging, and phenylpropanoid pathway reprogramming in antifungal defense.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2018 · PreprintPlant Biology