Plant-to-plant signalling in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and barley. (B06)

• Subject Area: Plant Breeding and Plant Pathology
• Term: from 2011 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 170483403

We study the role of plant-derived air-borne infochemicals in innate immunity-related plant-to-plant signalling. The project has identified volatile monoterpenes as signals mediating systemic immunity both within and between Arabidopsis thaliana plants. The proposed work aims to identify air-borne immune signals emitted by barley plants and to characterize plant-to-plant defence signalling in barley. Furthermore, the project will clarify how plant-to-plant immune signalling influences abiotic stress responses and phytohormone cross talk in Arabidopsis and barley.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 924: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Yield and Yield Stability in Plants
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. A. Corina Vlot-Schuster