Melanoidins Suppress Cucumber and Tomato Diseases Incited by Pathogens that are Oomycetes, Bacteria and a Virus
Yigal Elad, Dalia Rav-David, Ludmila Tsechansky, Ellen R Graber
This study shows that melanoidins suppress diseases in cucumber and tomato caused by Oomycetes, bacteria, and a virus by inducing plant resistance through the salicylic acid pathway.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology