| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for determining whether a plant expresses the LipoOligosaccharid-specific Reduced Elicitation (LORE) represented by SEQ ID NO:1, or a functional variant thereof capable of activating pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the plant, or a part thereof, with a compound of formula (I) and, subsequently, (b) determining whether PTI is activated, wherein the activation of PTI indicates that the plant expresses the functional LORE, or a functional variant thereof. The present invention further relates to a screening method for identifying functional variants of LORE capable of activating pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, as well as a method of inducing pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in a plant. |