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Sep 2026
Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Leaf Rust Resistance in Zanthoxylum armatum
The resistant mutant achieves rust resistance by strengthening physical defense through cell wall reinforcement and by enhancing chemical defense through the accumulation of antimicrobial metabolites, under the control of AP2/ERF members.
Han-Lu Hu, Cheng-Jie Shu, Xiao-Xia Sun et al.
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