Engineering pathogen resistance in plants
Provided herein are compounds and methods for increasing disease resistance and/or root length in plants.
1. An agricultural composition formulated for application to a plant comprising (a) a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:46 or SEQ ID NO:70 and (b) a surfactant, herbicide, fungicide, pesticide, or fertilizer.
2. The agricultural composition of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70.
3. The agricultural composition of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:46.
4. The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the Tyr of SEQ ID NO:70 or SEQ ID NO:46 is sulfated.
5. The agricultural formulation comprising the polypeptide of claim 1 and an agriculturally suitable carrier, surfactant, herbicide, fungicide, pesticide, or fertilizer.
6. A method of enhancing root length in a plant, the method comprising contacting a plant with a sufficient amount of an agricultural composition formulated for application to a plant comprising a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:46 or SEQ ID NO:70 to enhance root length of the plant compared to a plant that is not contacted by the polypeptide; wherein the contacting comprises spraying, atomizing, dusting or scattering the agricultural composition onto the plant or applying the agricultural composition to soil.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:46.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the contacting step comprises contacting the plant with a sufficient amount of the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:46.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plant is of a species selected from the group consisting of: Asparagus, Atropa, Avena, Brassica, Citrus, Citrullus, Capsicum, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Daucus, eucalyptus, Fragaria, Glycine, Gossypium, Helianthus, Heterocallis, Hordeum, Hyoscyamus, Lactuca, Linum, Lolium, Lycopersicon, Malus, Manihot, Majorana, Medicago, Setaria, Miscanthus, Nicotiana, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Persea, Pisum, Populus, Pyrus, Prunus, Raphanus, Secale, Senecio, Sinapis, Solanum, Sorghum, Trigonella, Triticum, Vitis, Vigna , and, Zea.
11. A method of enhancing disease resistance in a plant, the method comprising contacting a plant with a sufficient amount of the agricultural composition formulated for application to a plant comprising a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:46 or SEQ ID NO:70 to enhance disease resistance of the plant compared to a plant that is not contacted by the polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 70 ; wherein the contacting comprises spraying, atomizing, dusting or scattering the agricultural composition onto the plant or applying the agricultural composition to soil.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plant is of a species selected from the group consisting of: Asparagus, Atropa, Avena, Brassica, Citrus, Citrullus, Capsicum, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Daucus, eucalyptus, Fragaria, Glycine, Gossypium, Helianthus, Heterocallis, Hordeum, Hyoscyamus, Lactuca, Linum, Lolium, Lycopersicon, Malus, Manihot, Majorana, Medicago, Setaria, Miscanthus, Nicotiana, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Persea, Pisum, Populus, Pyrus, Prunus, Raphanus, Secale, Senecio, Sinapis, Solanum, Sorghum, Trigonella, Triticum, Vitis, Vigna , and, Zea.
13. The method of claim 6 , wherein the Tyr of SEQ ID NO:70 or SEQ ID NO:46 is sulfated.
14. The method of claim 6 , wherein the agricultural composition comprises surfactant, herbicide, fungicide, pesticide, or fertilizer.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:70.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein the polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:46.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the Tyr of SEQ ID NO:70 or SEQ ID NO:46 is sulfated.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the agricultural composition comprises surfactant, herbicide, fungicide, pesticide, or fertilizer.