Table 1.
List of various types of plant elicitors.
| Type of elicitors and their examples | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical elicitors | Injury | ||
| Chemical elicitors | Abiotic elicitors: Metal ions | ||
| Biotic elicitors: | |||
| (1) Complex composition | (2) Defined composition | ||
| Yeast cell wall, mycelia cell wall, and fungal spores | (2.1) Carbohydrates | ||
| Polysaccharides: | Oligosaccharides: | ||
| Alginate, pectin, and chitosan | Mannuronate, guluronate, mannan, and galacturonides | ||
| (2.2) Proteins | |||
| Peptides: | Proteins: | ||
| Glutathione | Cellulase and oligandrin | ||
| (2.3) Lipids | |||
| Lipopolysaccharides | |||
| (2.4) Glycoproteins | |||
| Not characterized | |||
| (2.5) Volatiles | |||
| C6–C10 compounds | |||