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The Response of Plants to Simultaneous Biotic and Abiotic Stress

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Combined Stresses in Plants

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Plants respond to multiple simultaneous stresses in a complex manner that is different to that for individual stresses, and not merely additive. This is particularly true for concurrent biotic and abiotic stresses, which may normally elicit conflicting response mechanisms. To tailor the stress response to the exact set of environmental conditions encountered, plants employ an interacting network of signalling pathways involving hormones, transcription factors and downstream response elements. This may have the effect of increasing tolerance to one stress at the expense of another, in order to focus on the most potentially damaging stress. As responses to simultaneous biotic and abiotic stresses are non-linear, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms involved in order to develop stress-tolerant crop plants. Any such plants should then be tested under a wide range of concurrent stresses. This is increasingly important in the face of climatological change, which will alter the range of pests and pathogens, as well as exacerbating the effects of many existing abiotic stresses. This chapter examines the mechanisms by which plants respond to simultaneous biotic and abiotic stresses, highlighting the effects on agriculture, and in particular rice.

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Atkinson, N., Jain, R., Urwin, P. (2015). The Response of Plants to Simultaneous Biotic and Abiotic Stress. In: Mahalingam, R. (eds) Combined Stresses in Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07899-1_9

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