Deciphering defense mechanisms primed by a rhamnolipid in wheat towards Zymoseptoria tritici. Deciphering defense mechanisms primed by a rhamnolipid in wheat towards Zymoseptoria tritici

We revealed that a rhamnolipid protects wheat against the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. Foliar application of the biomolecule primes, during the early stages of infection, the expression of genes associated with different functional groups of genes. Overall design: Wheat plants treated with rhamnolipid (R) or not (control, C), and inoculated with Z. tritici (i) or not (Ni) were analyzed for their gene expression.