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Ethylene: Symptom, Not Signal for the Induction of Chitinase and -1,3-Glucanase in Pea Pods by Pathogens and Elicitors ¹

Botanisches Institut, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland, Plant Pathology Department, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164

Infection of immature pea pods with Fusarium solani f.sp. phaseoli (a non-pathogen of peas) or f.sp. pisi (a pea pathogen) resulted in induction of chitinase and -1,3-glucanase. Within 30 hours, activities of the two enzymes increased 9-fold and 4-fold, respectively. Chitinase and -1,3-glucanase were also induced by autoclaved spores of the two F. solani strains and by the known elicitors of phytoalexins in pea pods, cadmium ions, actinomycin D, and chitosan. Furthermore, exogenously applied ethylene caused an increase of chitinase and -1,3-glucanase in uninfected pods. Fungal infection or treatment with elicitors strongly increased ethylene production by immature pea pods. Infected or elicitor-treated pea pods were incubated with aminoethoxyvinylglycine, a specific inhibitor of ethylene biosynthesis. This lowered stress ethylene production to or below the level of uninfected controls; however, chitinase and -1,3-glucanase were still strongly induced. It is concluded that ethylene and fungal infection or elicitors are separate, independent signals for the induction of chitinase and -1,3-glucanase.

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