β-aminobutyric acid induces disease resistance against Botrytis cinerea in grape berries by a cellular priming mechanism

Wang, K.T. and Wu, D.Z. and Guo, D.Q. and Du, M.Y. (2019) β-aminobutyric acid induces disease resistance against Botrytis cinerea in grape berries by a cellular priming mechanism. Acta Alimentaria, 48 (2). pp. 177-186. ISSN 0139-3006 (print); 1588-2535 (online)

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Abstract

The present study was performed to investigate the effect of β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) treatment on defence activation in grape berries and to analyse its cellular mechanism. The results implied that BABA treatment at an effective concentration of 20 mM significantly inhibited gray mould rot caused by Botrytis cinerea in grape berries by inducing resistance. Accordingly, 20 mM BABA triggered a priming defence in grape suspension cells, since only the BABA-treated cells exhibited an accelerated ability for augmenting defence responses upon the pathogen inoculation. The primed cellular reactions were related to an early H2O2 burst, prompt accumulation of stilbene phytoalexins and activation of PR genes. Thus, we assume that 20 mM BABA can induce resistance to B. cinerea infection in intact grape berries perhaps via intercellular priming defence. Moreover, the BABA-induced priming defence is verified, because no negative effects on cell growth, anthocyanin synthesis, and quality impairment in either grape cells or intact berries were observed under low pathogenic pressure.

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