[Seminar] Plants under stress - priming agents to the rescue
Vassilis Fotopoulos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
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28 Sep, 2015
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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Seminar
Title: Plants under stress - priming agents to the rescue
Speaker: Vassilis Fotopoulos
Affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Website: http://plant-stress.weebly.com
Abstract:
Abiotic stress factors represent key elements limiting agricultural productivity worldwide. Close examination of plant-to-plant communication in nature has revealed the development of unique strategies from plants for responding to abiotic stress, with one of the most interesting being through priming for improved defense responses.
The process of priming involves prior exposure to a biotic or abiotic stress factor making a plant more resistant to future exposure. Priming can also be achieved by applying natural or synthetic compounds which act as signaling transducers, ‘activating’ the plant’s defense system.
Although the phenomenon has been known for many years, it has only been recently suggested that priming can enhance the tolerance of crops to environmental stresses in the field. Here an update will be provided on the research carried out at the Cyprus University of Technology using priming agents towards induced acclimation of plants to environmental challenges, focusing on the use of synthetic compounds such as NOSH-aspirin as potent regulators of plant stress responses.
