Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of imparting or increasing resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular soy-beanrust, in plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the content of scopoletin, scopolin and/or, most preferably, scoparone (6,7-di-methoxycoumarin) in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell. This can in particular be achieved by establishing and/or increasing the expression of an OMT3 enzyme and an F6H1 protein in the respective plant, plant part and/or plant cell; a further way would be to apply a formulation or solution containing scopoletin and/or, most preferably, scoparone to the plant, plant part and/or plant cell. The invention correspondingly also provides proteins, enzymes, expression constructs, plants, plant parts and/or plant cells. In this respect the invention also provides variants of the OMT3 enzyme.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant protection and/or plant growth promotion system, comprising at least one anchor peptide for increased binding to a plant part, a support function, which is indirectly or directly bound to the anchor peptide, and an active substance for protecting the plant and/or promoting plant growth and yield.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transgenic eukaryotic cell or non-human organism comprising one or more genetic modifications providing the activation of one or more signal transduction pathways which are involved in stress-induced gene expression and/or the pre-activation of one or more members of the transcriptional machinery and an expression cassette which comprises a nucleic acid sequence coding for a reporter protein under the control of a promoter the methylation of which increases upon priming for a stress response. The present invention also relates to a method for identifying substances which prime eukaryotic cells for a stress response by using this transgenic cell or organism.

Abstract: A method for increasing fungal resistance in a plant, a plant part, or a plant cell wherein the method comprises the step of increasing the production and/or accumulation of scopoletin and/or a derivative thereof in the plant, plant part, or plant cell in comparison to a wild type plant, wild type plant part, or wild type plant cell.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods, means and uses of nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. Particularly, the invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. The invention also provides vectors, cells and plants. Also, the invention provides methods for creating corresponding plant cells and plants, and for identification of agents for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant protection and/or plant growth promotion system, comprising at least one anchor peptide for increased binding to a plant part, a support function, which is indirectly or directly bound to the anchor peptide, and an active substance for protecting the plant and/or promoting plant growth and yield.

Abstract: A method for increasing fungal resistance in a plant, a plant part, or a plant cell wherein the method comprises the step of increasing the production and/or accumulation of scopoletin and/or a derivative thereof in the plant, plant part, or plant cell in comparison to a wild type plant, wild type plant part, or wild type plant cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying substances which prime cells for a stress response by determining the respiration activity of the cells treated with a candidate substance in comparison to cells not treated with the candidate substance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transgenic eukaryotic cell or non-human organism comprising one or more genetic modifications providing the activation of one or more signal transduction pathways which are involved in stress-induced gene expression and/or the pre-activation of one or more members of the transcriptional machinery and an expression cassette which comprises a nucleic acid sequence coding for a reporter protein under the control of a promoter the methylation of which increases upon priming for a stress response. The present invention also relates to a method for identifying substances which prime eukaryotic cells for a stress response by using this transgenic cell or organism.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods, means and uses of nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. Particularly, the invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. The invention also provides vectors, cells and plants. Also, the invention provides methods for creating corresponding plant cells and plants, and for identification of agents for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections.

Abstract: A method of inducing virus tolerance of plants which comprises treating the plants, the soil or seeds with an effective amount of a compound of the formula I.

Abstract: A method of inducing virus tolerance of plants which comprises treating the plants, the soil or seeds with an effective amount of a compound of the formula I in which X is halogen, alkyl or trifluoromethyl; m is 0 or 1; Q is C(?CH—CH3)—COOCH3, C(?CH—OCH3)—COOCH3, C(?N—OCH3)—CONHCH3, C(?N—OCH3)—COOCH3, N(—OCH3)—COOCH3, or a group Q1 wherein # denotes the bond to the phenyl ring; A is —0—B, —CH2O—B, —OCH2—B, —CH2S—B, —CH?CH—B, —C?C—B, —CH2O—N?C(R1)—B, —CH2S—N?C(R1)—B, —CH2O—N?C(R1)—CH?CH—B, or —CH2O—N?C(R1)—C(R2)?N—R3, where B is phenyl, naphthyl, 5- or 6-membered hetaryl or 5- or 6-membered hetero-cyclyl, containing one to three N atoms and/or one O or S atom or one or two O and/or S atoms, the ring systems being unsubstituted or substituted as defined in the description; R1 is hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio; R2 is phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylsulfonyl, 5- or 6-membered hetaryl, 5- or 6-membered hetarylcarbonyl or 5- or 6-membered hetarylsulfonyl, the ring syste

Abstract: A method of inducing the viral resistance of plants comprises treating the plants, the soil or seeds with an effective amount of the compound of the formula I 1

Abstract: A method of inducing the viral resistance of plants comprises treating the plants, the soil or seeds with an effective amount of the compound of the formula I 1