• Molecular underpinnings of methyl jasmonate‐induced resistance in Norway spruce 

      Magerøy, Melissa; Wilkinson, Samuel W.; Tengs, Torstein; Cross, Hugh; Almvik, Marit; Petriacq, Pierre; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Zhao, Tao; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Krokene, Paal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-22)
      In response to various stimuli, plants acquire resistance against pests and/or pathogens. Such acquired or induced resistance allows plants to rapidly adapt to their environment. Spraying the bark of mature Norway spruce ...
    • Priming of inducible defenses protects Norway spruce against tree-killing bark beetles 

      Mageroy, Melissa; Christiansen, Erik; Långström, Bo; Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin; Solheim, Halvor; Björklund, Niklas; Zhao, Tao; Schmidt, Axel; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Krokene, Paal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-01)
      Plants can form an immunological memory known as defense priming, whereby exposure to a priming stimulus enables quicker or stronger response to subsequent attack by pests and pathogens. Such priming of inducible defenses ...
    • Transcriptomic changes during the establishment of long-term methyl jasmonate-induced resistance in Norway spruce 

      Wilkinson, Samuel; Dalen, Lars Sandved; Skrautvol, Thomas Olufsen; Ton, Jurriaan; Krokene, Paal; Mageroy, Melissa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-29)
      Norway spruce (Picea abies) is an economically and ecologically important tree species that grows across northern and central Europe. Treating Norway spruce with jasmonate has long-lasting beneficial effects on tree ...