1) The mechanisms of disease resistance at the cellular level are termed innate or plant immunity – see ETI and MTI. 2) The original definition concerns the ability to avoid infection entirely without a visible defence response. A useful concept in virus biology where the ability to infect is dependent on host factors which might not work with the apparatus of the virus.
1) The mechanisms of disease resistance at the cellular level are termed innate or plant immunity – see ETI and MTI. 2) The original definition concerns the ability to avoid infection entirely without a visible defence response. A useful concept in virus biology where the ability to infect is dependent on host factors which might not work with the apparatus of the virus.
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Many of the Glossary terms have been adapted from: Tronsmo, A.M., Collinge, D.B., Djurle, A., Munk, L., Yuen, J. and. Tronsmo, A. 2020 Plant pathology and plant diseases. CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 9781789243185.
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