Plant Science Colloquium with Prof. Dr. Lars Voll

Plant primary metabolism holds the key to an efficient defenceresponse against microbial pathogens in leaves. Using the interaction of Arabidopsis and the fungal hemibiotrophColletotrichum higginsianumas a model system, I will showcase how primary metabolism provides fuel and signals to combat fungal colonization. Selected examples will be employed to highlight that carbohydrate availability, redox poise as well as organellar ROS influence key processes like the activation of phytoalexin biosynthesis and salicylic acid-triggered defenceresponses.