Figure 8.
RS application induces the production of phytoalexins prior and after pathogen inoculation in S (Kompo) plants. Leaf samples were tested by HPLC-MS-MS for phytoalexin content. Mean concentrations (μg x g−1 fresh leaf tissue) of p-coumaric and caffeic acids (±SE) in their free and aglycone forms and ferulic and syringic acids in their aglycone forms in leaf tissues sprayed with R. sachalinensis extract (0.4 ml l−1) and water before (0), 1, 2 and 4 d after artificial inoculation with P. xanthii. (A) Represents results for free phenolics and (B) for aglycone phenolics obtained after hydrolysis (Student’s t-test: n.s., not significant; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001). The experiment was repeated three times with similar results.