Rosa Rao

Prosystemin-derived signals: bridging leaf microbiome dynamics and defense activation

This study examines how a tomato-derived peptide affects the phyllosphere microbiome and plant defense, finding shifts in bacterial communities and functional profiles linked to defense activation.

Combination of the Systemin peptide with the beneficial fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 improves plant defense responses against pests and diseases

The paper shows that combining Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 with Systemin enhances plant defense against pests and diseases by boosting the Jasmonic acid pathway.

Tomato Prosystemin is much more than a simple Systemin precursor

This study shows that truncated prosystemin promotes defense in tomato plants through a hormone-independent pathway involving oligogalacturonides, suggesting prosystemin has multiple roles beyond its role as a Systemin precursor.