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2024

Root inoculation with soil-borne microorganisms alters gut bacterial communities and performance of the leaf-chewer Spodoptera exigua. Environmental Microbiology Reports 16(6), e70049

Ramírez-Serrano B, Querejeta M, Minchev Z, Pozo MJ, Dubreuil G, Giron D (2024).

Beneficial soil fungi enhance tomato crop productivity and resistance to the leaf-mining pest Tuta absoluta in agronomic conditions. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 44(6), 55 

Minchev Z, Ramírez‑Serrano B, Dejana L, Lee Díaz AS, Zitlalpopoca‑Hernandez G, Orine D, Saha H, Papantoniou D, García JM, González‑Céspedes A, Garbeva P, van Dam NM, Soler R, Giron D, Martínez‑Medina A, Biere A, Hauser T, Meyling NV, Rasmann S, Pozo MJ (2024).

Constitutive and inducible tomato defenses contribute to Bacillus thuringiensis lethaly against Spodoptera exigua. Biological Control 198, 105624

Frattini A, Gonzalez-Martinez RM, Garcia JM, Minchev Z, Pozo MJ, Flors V, Crava CM, Herrero S (2024).

The imprint of microbe-induced plant resistance in plant-associated insects. Trends in Plant Science 29 (10): 1062-1065

Martinez-Medina A, Biere A, Pozo MJ (2024).

Plant Immunity Modulation in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Its Impact on Pathogens and Pests. Anual Review of Phytopathology 62: 127-156

Fiorilli V, Martinez-Medina A, Pozo MJ, Lanfranco L (2024).

Modulation of volatile emissions in olive trees: sustained effect of Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 on induced plant defenses after simulated herbivory. Biology and Fertility of Soils 60: 593-602

Aguirrebengoa M, Moreno B, Alcala-Herrera R, Nuñez R, Guirado N, Garcia JM, Pozo MJ, Benitez E  (2024).

Divergent colonization traits, convergent benefits: different species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate Meloidogyne incognita damage in tomato. Mycorrhiza 34: 145-158

Caccia M, Marro N, Novak V, López-Ráez JA, Castillo P, Janouskova M (2024).

Impact of bacterial and fungal inoculants on the resident rhizosphere microbiome and the volatilome of tomato plants under leaf herbivory stress. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 100, fiad160

Lee Diaz AS, Minchev Z, Raaijmakers JM, Pozo MJ, Garbeva P (2024).

2023

Regulation of mycorrhizal coloniztion under stress in tomato depends on symbiotic efficiency. Environmental and Experimental Botany 215; 105479.

Lidoy J, López-García A, Amate C, García JM, Flors V, García-Garrido JM, Azcón-Aguilar C, López-Ráez JA, Pozo MJ  (2023).

Flavonoids promote Rhizophagus irregularis spore germination and tomato root colonization: A target for sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:1094194.

Lidoy J, Berrio E, García M, España-Luque L, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2023).

Carbohydrate and lipid balances in the positive plant phenotypic response to arbuscular mycorrhiza: increase in sink strength. Physiologia Plantarum 175, e13857.

Salmeron-Santiago IA, Martínez-Trujillo M, Valdez-Alarcon JJ, Pedraza-Santos ME, Santoyo G, Lopez PA, Larsen J, Pozo MJ, Chávez-Bárcenas AT (2023).

Phosphorus availability drives mycorrhiza induced resistance in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 1060926.

Dejana L, Ramírez-Serrano B, Rivero J, Gamir J, López-Ráez JA, Pozo MJ (2022).

2022

Mycorrhizal benefits on plant growth and protection against Spodoptera exigua depend on N availability. Journal of Plant Interactions 17: 940-955.

Ramírez Serrano B, Querejeta M, Minchev Z, Gamir J, Perderau E, Pozo MJ, Dubreuil G, Girón D (2022).

Combined effects of root-associated entomopathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi on the foliar pathogen Botrytis cinerea in tomato. Biological Control 17: 105034.

Zitlalpopoca-Hernández G, Pozo MJ, Hauser TP,  Meyling NV (2022).

Interaction between P fertilizers and microbial inoculants at the vegetative and flowering stage of Medicago truncatula. Plant Growth Regulation 98: 511-524

Ben Zineb A, Gargouri M, López-Ráez JA, Trabelsi D, Aroca R, Mhamdi R (2022).

Compatibility of mycorrhiza-induced resistance with viral and bacterial entomopathogens in the control of Spodoptera exigua in tomato. Pest Management Science 78: 4388-4396.

Frattini A, Martínez-Solís M, Llopis-Giménez A, Pozo MJ, Rivero J, Crava CM, Herrero S (2022).

Nitric oxide signalling in the root is required for MYB72-dependent systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma volatiles in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 73: 584-595.

Pescador L, Fernandez I, Pozo MJ, Romero-Puertas MC, Pieterse CMJ, Martínez-Medina A (2022).

Strigolactones: new players in the nitrogen-phosphorus signalling interplay. Plant, Cell & Environment 45: 512-527.

Marro N, Lidoy J, Chico MA, Rial C, García J, Varela RM, Macías FA, Pozo MJ, Janouskova M, López-Ráez JA (2022).

Resistance and not plant fruit traits determine root-associated bacterial community composition along a domestication gradient in tomato. Plants 11, 43

Smulders L, Ferrero V, de la Peña E, Pozo MJ, Díaz-Pendón JA, Benítez E, López-García A (2022).

An updated review on the modulation of carbon partitioning and allocation in arbusculara mycorrhizal plants. Microorganisms 10, 75

Santiago IA, Martínez-Trujillo M, Juan J. Valdez-Alarcón JJ, E. Pedraza-Santos ME, Santoyo G, Pozo MJ, Chávez-Bárcenas AT (2022).

2021

Microbial consortia for effective biocontrol of root and foliar diseases in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science, doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.756368

Minchev Z, Kostenko O, Soler R, Pozo MJ.

Tomato Domestication Affects Potential Functional Molecular Pathways of Root-Associated Soil Bacteria. Plants 10(9), 1942

Lisanne Smulders , Emilio Benítez, Beatriz Moreno, Álvaro López-García, María J. Pozo, Victoria Ferrero, Eduardo de la Peña and Rafael Alcalá Herrera.

Mycorrhizal symbiosis primes the accumulation of antiherbivore compounds and enhances herbivore mortality
in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 72(13): 5038-5050

Javier Rivero, Javier Lidoy, Ángel Llopis-Giménez, Salvador Herrero, Víctor Flors, and María J. Pozo

Untapping the potential of plant mycobiomes for applications in agriculture. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 60: 102034.

Pozo MJ, Zabalgogeazcoa I, Vázquez de Aldana BR, Martínez-Medina A (2021).

Are strigolactones a key in plant-parasitic nematode interactions? An intriguing question. Plant and Soil 462: 591-601.

Marro N, Caccia M, López-Ráez JA (2021).

The induced resistance lexicon: Do’s and don’ts. Trends in Plant Science 26(7): 685-691.

De Kesel J, Conrath U, Flors V, Luna E, Mageroy MH, Mauch-Mani B, Pastor V, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, Ton J, Kyndt T (2021).

Resistance against Orobanche crenata in bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) germplasm based on reduced induction of Orobanche germination. Plants 10(2), 348: 1-13

González-Verdejo CI, Fernández-Aparicio M, Córdoba EM, López-Ráez JA, Nadal S (2021).

Role and mechanisms of callose priming in mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Journal of Experimental Botany 71(9): 2769-2781

Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Pastor-Fernández J, Flors V, Pozo MJ, Sánchez-Bel P (2021).

Roots drive oligogalacturonide-induced systemic immunity in tomato. Plant, Cell & Environment 44(1): 275-289

Gamir J, Minchev Z, Berrio E, García JM, De Lorenzo G, Pozo MJ (2021)

DLK2 regulates arbuscule hyphal branching during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist 229(1): 548-562.

Ho-Plágaro T, Morcillo RJL, Tamayo-Navarrete MI, Huertas R, Molinero-Rosales N, López-Ráez JA, Macho AP, García-Garrido JM (2021).

Wheat root trait plasticity, nutrient acquisition and growth responses are dependent on specific arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and plant genotype interactions. Journal of Plant Physiology 256: 153297.

Campos P, Borie F, Cornejo P, Meier S, López-Ráez JA, López-García A, Seguel A (2021).

2020

Menage a Trois: Unravelling the mechanisms regulating plant-microbe-arthropod interactions. Trends in Plant Science 25(12): 1215-1226.

Gruden K, Lidoy J, Petek M, Podpecan V, Flors V, Papadopoulou KK, Pappas ML, Martinez-Medina A, Bejarano E, Biere A, Pozo MJ (2020).

Three-way interactions between plants, microbes, and arthropods (PMA): Impacts, mechanisms, and prospects for sustainable plant protection. Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Lecture Notes. The Plant Cell, doi/10.1105/tpc.120. tt0720. Plant Cell 32: 1-11.

Pozo, MJ, Albrectsen BR, Bejarano ER, de la Peña, E, Herrero S, Martinez-Medina A, Pastor V, Ravnskov S, Williams M, Biere A (2020).

Exogenous strigolactones impact metabolic profiles and phosphate starvation signalling in roots. Plant, Cell & Environment 43(7): 1655-1668.

Gamir J, Torres-Vera R, Rial C, Berrio E, Campos P, Varela R, Macías FA, Pozo MJ, Flors V, López-Ráez JA (2020). 

Histochemical and molecular quantification of arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis. Methods in Molecular Biology (Eds. Clifton NJ and Rodríguez-Concepción M). Springer pp: 293-299.

García JM, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2020).

Role and mechanisms of callose priming in mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Journal of Experimental Botany 9(9): 2769-2781

Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Pastor-Fernández J, Flors V, Pozo MJ, Sánchez-Bel P (2020).

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi gene expression analysis by real-time PCR (2020). In Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Methods and Protocols (Ed: Ferrol N. and Lanfranco L.). Springer pp: 157-170.

Silvestri A, Pérez-Tienda J, López-Ráez JA (2020).

2019

Phosphorus acquisition efficiency in wheat is related to root:shoot ratio, strigolactone levels, and PHO2 regulation. Journal of Experimental Botany 70(20): 5631-5642.

Campos P, Cornejo P, Rial C, Borie F, Varela RM, Seguel A, López-Ráez JA (2019).

Editorial: The role of plant hormones in plant-microbe symbioses. Frontiers in Plant Science 10, 1391

Foo E, Plett JM, López-Ráez JA, Reid D (2019).

Trichoderma harzianum triggers and early and transient burst of nitric oxide and the upregulation of PHYTOGB1 in tomato roots. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 14(9): 1640564

Martínez-Medina A, Fernández I, Pescador L, Romero-Puertas MC, Pozo MJ (2019).

Nitric oxide and phytoglobin PHYTOGB1 are regulatory elements in the Solanum lycopersicum-Rhizophagus irregularis mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist 223(3):1560-1574.

Martínez-Medina A, Pescador L, Fernández I, Rodríguez-Serrano M, García J, Romero-Puertas MC, Pozo MJ (2019).

Nitric oxide shape plant-fungi interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(17): 4489-4503.

Martínez-Medina A, Pescador-Azofra L, Terrón-Camero, Pozo MJ, Romero-Puertas MC (2019).

Molecular dialogue between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the nonhost plant Arabidopsis thaliana switches from initial detection to antogonism. New Phytologist 223(2):867-881.

Fernández I, Cosme M, Stringlis IA, Yu K, de Jonge R, van Wees S, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, van der Heijden (2019).

A new UHPLC-MS/MS method for the direct determination of strigolactones in root exudates and extracts. Phytochemical Analysis 30:110-116.

Rial C, Varela RM, Molinillo JMG, López-Ráez JA, Macías FA (2019).

2018

Root metabolic plasticity underlies functional diversity in mycorrhiza-enhanced stress tolerance in tomato. New Phytologist 220(4):1322-1336

Rivero J, Álvarez D, Flors V, Azcón-Aguilar C, Pozo MJ (2018).

Growing research networks on mycorrhizae for mutal benefits (2018). Trends in Plant Science 23(11): 975-984

Ferlian O, Biere A, Bonfante P, Buscot F, Eisenhauer N, Fernández I, Hause B, Herrmann S, Krajinski-Barth F, Meir IC, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S, Rillig MC, Tarkka MT, van Dam NM, Wagg C, Martínez-Medina A.

Fungal mediated about-belowground interactions: The community approach, stability, evolution, mechanisms, and applications. In: Ohgushi T., Wurst S., Johnson S. (eds) Aboveground–Belowground Community Ecology. Ecological Studies (Analysis and Synthesis), vol 234. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91614-9_5

Bennett AE, Orrel P, Malacrino A, Pozo MJ (2018).

Phosphorus acquisition efficiency related to root traits: is Mycorrhizal Symbiosis a Key Factor to wheat and barley cropping? Frontiers in Plant Sciences 9: article 752.

Campos P, Borie F, Cornejo P, López-Ráez JA, López-García A, Seguel A (2018).

Accurate and easy method for systemin quantificaion and examinig metabolic changes under different endogenous levels. Plant Methods 14: 33

Pastor V, Sánchez-Bel P, Gamir J, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2018).

Transcriptional changes in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal soybean plants upon infection with the fungal pathogen Macrophomina phaseolina. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Accepted. DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-11-17-0282-R

Márquez N, Giachero ML, Gallou A, Debat H, Canenbrouck S, Di Rienzo J, Pozo MJ, Ducasse DA, Declerck S (2018).

Mycorrhizal tomato plants fine tunes the growth-defence balance upon N depleted root environments. Plant Cell & Environment 42(1): 406-420

Sánchez-Bel P, Sanmartín N, Pastor V, Mateu D, Cerezo M, Vidal-Albalat A, Pastor-Fernández J, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2018).

2017

Strigolactones in plant interactions with beneficial and detrimental organisms: the yin and yang (2017). Trends in Plant Science 22(6): 527-537

López-Ráez JA, Shirasu K, Foo E.

Screening and characterization of potentially suppressive soils against Gaeumannomyces graminis under extensive wheat cropping in chilean indigenous communities. Frontiers in Microbiology 8: 1552

Durán P, Jorquera M, Viscardi S, Carrión VJ, Mora ML, Pozo MJ (2017).

Identification of genes involved in fungal responses to strigolactones using mutants from fungal pathogens. Current Genetics 63: 201-213

Belmondo S, Marschall R, Tudzynski P, López-Ráez JA, Artuso E, Prandi C, Lanfranco L (2017).

2016

Shifting from priming of salicylic acid- to jasmonic acid-regulated defences by Trichoderma protects tomato against the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. New Phytologist 213(3): 1363-1377

Martínez-Medina A,  I Fernández I, Lok GB,  Pozo MJ,  Pieterse CMJ, Van Wees SM (2016).

Significado y aplicación de las micorrizas en Agricultura. Agricultura, octubre 2016, pp 746-751

Barea JM, Pozo MJ, Azcón-Aguilar C (2016).

Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants: The plant–Trichoderma dialogue. Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants (Eds. Vos C and Kazan K, Springer) pp 301-327

Martínez-Medina A, Pozo MJ, Cammue BPA, Vos CMF (2016).

The nitrogen availability interferes with mycorrhiza-induced resistance against Botrytis cinerea in tomato. Frontiers in Microbiology 7 (1598) 

Sanchez-Bel P, Troncho P, Gamir J, Pozo MJ, Camañes G, Cerezo M, Flors V. (2016).

Recognizing plant defense priming. Trends in Plant Science 21(10): 818-822

Martínez-Medina A, Flors V, Heil M, Mauch-Mani B, Pieterse CM, Pozo MJ, Ton J, van Dam NM, Conrath U (2016).

Expression of molecular markers associated to defense signaling pathways and strigolactone biosynthesis during the early interaction tomato-Phelipanche ramosa. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 94: 100-107.

Torres-Vera R, García JM, Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA (2016).

Strigolactones in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis: stimulatory effect on bacterial surface motility and down-regulation of their levels in nodulated plants. Plant Science 245: 119-127

Peláez-Vico MA, Bernabéu-Roda L, Kohlen W, Soto MJ, López-Ráez JA (2016).

How drought and salinity affect arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis? Planta 243:1375-1385

López-Ráez JA (2016).

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis induces strigolactone biosynthesis under drought and improves drought tolerance in lettuce and tomato. Plant, Cell & Environment 39(2): 441-452

Ruiz-Lozano JM, Aroca R, Zamarreño AM, Molina S, Andreo-Jiménez B, Porcel R, García-Mina JM, Ruyter-Spira C, López-Ráez JA (2016).

2015

Metabolomic transition in mycorrhizal tomato roots. Frontiers in Microbiology 6 (JUN), Article number 598

Rivero J, Gamir J, Aroca R, Pozo MJ, Flors V (2015).

Induced systemic resistance against Botrytis cinérea by Micromonospora strains isolated from root nodules. Frontiers in Microbiology. Volume 6, Issue SEP, Article number 922

Martínez-Hidalgo P, García JM, Pozo MJ (2015).

Above-belowground interaction involving plants, microbes and insects (Editorial) . Frontiers in Plant Science 6 (MAY), Article number 318: 1-3

Pineda A, Soler R, Pozo MJ, Rasmann S, Turlings TCJ (2015).

Ecological relevance of strigolactones in nutrient uptake and other abiotic stresses, and in plant-microbe interactions below-ground. Plant and Soil 394 (1): 1-19

Andreo-Jiménez B, Ruyter-Spira C, Bouwmeester HJ, López-Ráez JA (2015).

Phytohormones as integrators of environmental signals in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses. New Phytologist 205: 1431-1436

Pozo MJ, López-Ráez JA, Azcón-Aguilar C, García-Garrido JM (2015).

Differential spatio-temporal expression of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases regulates apocarotenoid fluxes during AM symbiosis. Plant Science 230: 59-69

López-Ráez JA, Fernández I, García JM, Berrio E, Bonfante P, Walter MH, Pozo MJ (2015).

2014

Microbial priming of plant and animal immunity: symbionts as developmental signals. Trends in Microbiology 22(11): 607-613

Selosse MA, Bessis A, Pozo MJ (2014).

Defense related phytohormones regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis depends on the partner genotypes (2014). Journal of Chemical Ecology 40 (7):791-803

Fernández I., Merlos M., López-Ráez J.A., Martínez-Medina A., Ferrol N., Azcón C., Bonfante P., Flors V., Pozo M.J.

Apical dominance in saffron and the involvement of the branching enzymes CCD7 and CCD8 in the control of bud sprouting . BMC Plant Biology 14: 171

Rubio-Moraga A., Ahrazem O, Pérez-Clemente R.M., Gómez-Cadenas A., Yoneyama K., López-Ráez J.A., Molina R.V., Gómez-Gómez L. (2014)

Do strigolactones contribute to plant defence?. Molecular Plant Pathology 15 (2): 211-216

Torres-Vera R., García J.M., Pozo M.J., López-Ráez J.A. (2014)

2013

Deciphering the hormonal signalling network behind the systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma harzianum in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 4: 206.

Martinez-Medina, A., I. Fernandez, Sánchez-Guzmán, M.J, Jung, S., Pascual, J. A, Pozo, M. J. (2013).

Beneficial microbes in a changing environment: are they always helping plants to deal with insects? Functional Ecology 27(3): 574-586

Pineda, A., Dicke, M., Pieterse C.M.J., Pozo M.J. (2013)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis influences strigolactone production under salinity and alleviates salt stress in lettuce plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 170 (1): 47-55

Aroca R., Ruiz-Lozano J. M., Zamarreño A.M., Paz J. A., García-Mina J. M., Pozo M. J., López-Ráez J. A. (2013)

Tomato strigolactones: a more detailed look. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 8 (1): e22785. 

Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Bours R., López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H. J. (2013)

Strigolactones: crucial cues in the rhizosphere. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere (Ed: F.J. de Bruijn). Wiley-Blackwell. pp: 381-389.

López-Ráez J. A. (2013)

Microbial Interactions in the Rhizosphere. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere (de Bruijn, F. Ed.) Wiley-Blackwell. pp: 29-44.

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2013).

Strigolactones: A cry for help results in fatal attraction. Is escape possible? Isoprenoid synthesis in plants and microorganisms: New concepts and experimental approaches (Ed: T. Bach; M. Rohmer). Springer. pp: 199-211.

Ruyter-Spira C, López-Ráez J. A, Cardoso C, Charnikhova T, Matusova R, Kohlen W, Jamil M, Bours R, Verstappen F, Bouwmeester H. (2013)

Chemical signalling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. In: Progress in Symbiotic Endophytes (Ed: R. Aroca). Springer. pp: 215-232

López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J. (2013)

Root allies: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help plants to cope with biotic stresses. Progress in Symbiotic Endophytes (Ed: R. Aroca). Springer. pp: 289-307

Pozo M. J., Jung, S. C., Martínez-Medina, A., López-Ráez, J. A., Azcón-Aguilar C, l Barea J. M. (2013)

Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and their significance in promoting soil-plant systems sustainability against environmental stresses. In: Beneficial Plant-Microbial Interactions: Ecology and Applications (Rodelas, B. and Gonzalez-Lopez, J., Eds.)

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., López-Ráez J. A., Aroca R., Ruíz-Lozano J. M., Ferrol N., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2013).

2012

The tomato CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE8 (SlCCD8) regules rhizosphere signaling, plant architecture and affects reproductive development through strigolactone biosynthesis. New Phytologist. 196(2): 535-547

Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Lammers M., Pollina T., Toth P., Haider I., Pozo M.J., de Maagd R., Ruyter-Spira C., Bouwmeester H.J., López-Ráez J. A. (2012)

Mycorrhiza-induced resistance and priming of plant defenses (2012). Journal of Chemical Ecology 38(6): 651-664

Jung S. C., Martínez-Medina A., López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J. (2012)

Communication in the rhizosphere, a target for pest management. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews: Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Change (Ed. Lichtfouse E). Springer. pp: 109-133.

López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H. J., Pozo M. J. (2012)

2011

Strigolactones: a cry for help in the rhizosphere (2011). Botany  89(8): 513-522

López-Ráez J. A., Pozo M. J., García-Garrido J. M. (2011)

Strigolactone production decreases upon arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato. Journal of Plant Physiology 168: 294-297

López-Ráez  J. A., Charnikhova T., Fernández I, Bouwmeester H., J. Pozo M. J. (2011)

Elicitation of foliar resistance to pathogens transiently impairs root association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Journal of Ecology 99: 36-45

de Román M., Fernández I., Wyatt T., Sahrawy M., Heil M., Pozo M. J

Physiological effects of the synthetic strigolactone analog GR24 on root system architecture in Arabidopsis: Another below-ground role for strigolactones? (2011). Plant Physiology 155 (2): 721-734

Ruyter-Spira C., Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., van Zeij A, van Bezouwen L., de Ruijter N., Cardoso C., López-Ráez J. A., Matusova R., Bours R., Verstappen F., Bouwmeester H. J. (2011)

2010

Hormonal and transcriptional profiles highlight common and differential host responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the regulation of the oxylipin pathway. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61: 2589 – 2601

López-Ráez J. A., Verhage A., Fernández I., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C., Flors V., Pozo M. J. (2010).

Does abscisic acid affect strigolactone biosynthesis? New Phytologist. 187 (2): 343-354

López-Ráez J. A., Kohlen W., Charnikhova T., Mulder P., Undas K. A., Sergeant M., Verstappen F., Bugg T., Thompson A. J., Ruyter-Spira C., Bouwmeester H. J. (2010)

Glucanases and chitinases as causal agents in the protection of Acacia extrafloral nectar from infestation by phytopathogens. Plant Physiology 152: 1705-1715

González-Teuber  M., Pozo M. J., Muck A., Svatos A., Adame-Álvarez R.M., Heil M.

AM symbiosis alters phenolic acid content in tomato roots. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5, 1138-1140

López-Ráez J. A., Flors V., García J. M., Pozo M. J. (2010)

Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis on plant response to biotic stress: the role of plant defence mechanisms. In: Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function, 2nd Edition (H. Koltai and J. Kapulnik eds.) Springer-Verlag Heidelberg pp 193-208

Pozo M. J., Jung S. C., López-Ráez J. A., Azcón-Aguilar C.

2009

Priming of plant innate immunity by rhizobacteria and ß-aminobutyric acid: differences and similarities in regulation. New Phytologist 180: 511–523

Van der Ent S., Van Hulten M. H. A., Pozo M. J., Czechowski T., Udvardi M. K., Pieterse C. M. J. and Ton J. (2009).

Priming plant defences against pathogens by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In: Mycorrhizas: Functional processes and ecological impact (C. Azcón-Aguilar, J.M. Barea, S. Gianinazzi, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson eds.) Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, pp. 137-149

Pozo M. J., Verhage A., García-Andrade J., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar, C. (2009).

Strigolactones: ecological significance and use as a target for parasitic plant control. Pest Management Science 64: 471–477

López-Ráez J. A., Matusova R., Cardoso C., Jamil M., Charnikhova T., Kohlen W., Ruyter-Spira C., Verstappena F., Bouwmeester H. (2009).

Arbuscular mycorrhiza confers systemic resistance against Botrytis cinerea in tomato through priming of JA-dependent defense responses. In: Mauch-Mani B, Schmidt A (eds) Induced resistance: chances and limits, IOBC/wprs Bulletin, Working Group “Induced resistance in plants against insects and diseases” Proceedings of the meeting at Granada (Spain), 8-16 May, 2009

Jung S. C., García-Andrade J., Verhage A., Fernández I., García J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C., Pozo M. J

Mycorrhizal symbiosis as a strategy for root parasitic weed control. In: Mauch-Mani B, Schmidt A (eds) Induced resistance: chances and limits, IOBC/wprs Bulletin, Working Group “Induced resistance in  plants against insects and diseases” Proceedings of the meeting at Granada (Spain), 8-16 May, 2009

López-Ráez J. A., Jung S. C., Fernandez I., García J. M., Bouwmeester H., Pozo M. J.

2008

The transcription factor MYC2 is involved in priming for enhanced defense during rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist 180: 511–523

Pozo M. J., Van der Ent S., Van Loon L. C., Pieterse C. M. J. (2008).

Priming as a mechanism behind induced resistance against pathogens, insects and abiotic stress. In: Breeding for inducible resistance against pests and diseases ( B. Mauch-Mani, M. Dicke, A. Schmidt, eds), IOBC/wprs Bulletin.

Ton J., Van der Ent S., Van Hulten M., Pozo M. J., Van Oosten V., Van Loon L. C., Mauch-Mani B., Turlings T. C. J., Pieterse C. M. J. (2008).

Tomato strigolactones are derived from carotenoids and their biosynthesis is promoted by phosphate starvation. New Phytologist 178 (4): 863-874

López-Ráez J. A., Charnikhova T., Gómez-Roldán V., Matusova R., Kohlen W., de Vos R., Verstappen F., Puech-Pages V., Bécard G., Mulder P., Bouwmeester H. (2008)

Susceptibility of the tomato mutant high pigment-2dg (hp-2dg) to Orobanche spp infection. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56: 6326-6332

López-Ráez J. A., Charnikhova T., Mulder P., Kohlen W., Bino R., Levin I., Bouwmeester H. J. (2008)

Fine-tuning regulation of strigolactone biosynthesis under phosphate starvation. Plant Signaling & Behavior 3 (11): 963-965

López-Ráez J. A., Bouwmeester H.J . (2008)

2007

Unravelling mycorrhiza-induced resistance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 10: 393-398

Pozo M. J., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2007)

Rhizosphere communication of plants, parasitic plants and AM fungi. Trends in Plant Science 12 (5): 224-230

Bouwmeester H. J., Roux C., López-Ráez J. A., Bécard G. (2007)

2006

Priming: getting ready for battle. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction, 19: 1062-1071

Conrath U., Beckers G. J. M., Flors V., Garcia-Agustin P., Jakab G., Mauch F., Newman M. A., Pieterse C. M. J., Poinssot B., Pozo M. J., Pugin A., Schaffrath U., Ton J., Wendehenne D., Zimmerli L. , Mauch-Mani B. (2006).

Tv-bgn3, a ß -1,6-Glucanase from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens, is involved in mycoparasitism and control of Pythium ultimum. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 72: 7661-7670

Djonovic S., Pozo M. J., Kenerley C. (2006).

Sm1, a proteinaceous elicitor secreted by the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens , induces plant defense responses and systemic resistance. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction, 19: 838-853

Djonovic S., Pozo M. J., Dangott L., Howell C. R., Kenerley C. (2006)

Microorganismos: alternativa ecológica a los plaguicidas. Granada Hoy 11-1-2006

Pozo M. J. (2006)

Molecular mechanisms involved in induced resistance signaling in Arabidopsis. In: Biology of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 5 (F. S a nchez, C. Quinto, I.M. Lopez-Lara and O. Geiger, eds), The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St. Paul, MN ., pp. 188-194.

Pieterse C. M. J., Van Pelt J. A., Verhagen B. W. M., De Vos M., Van Oosten V. R., Van der Ent S., Koornneef A., Van Hulten M. H. A., Pozo M. J., Ton J., Dicke M. and Van Loon L. C. 2006

Transcription factors in roots and shoots of Arabidopsis involved in rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance. In: Multitrophic I nteractions in S oil and Integrated Control (J.M. Raaijmakers and R.A. Sikora, eds), IOBC/wprs Bulletin 29(2): 157-161

Van der Ent S., Pozo M. J., Verhagen B. W. M., Bakker D., Van Loon L. C. and Pieterse C. M. J. 2006

FaQR, required for the biosynthesis of the strawberry flavor compound 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, encodes an enone oxidoreductase. The Plant Cell, 18: 1023-1037

Raab T, López-Ráez J. A., Klein D., Caballero J. L., Moyano E., Schwab W., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2006.

Characterization of a strawberry late expressed and fruit-specific peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase cDNA: Its role as an antioxidant enzyme. Physiologia Plantarum, 126: 129-139

Pedraza-López A., Blanco-Portales R., López-Ráez J. A., Medina-Escobar N., Muñoz-Blanco J., Rodríguez-Franco A. 2006

2005

Jasmonates-Signals in plant-microbe interactions. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 23: 211-222

Pozo M. J., Van Loon L. C., Pieterse C. M. J. (2005).

Signal signature and transcriptome changes of Arabidopsis during pathogen and insect attack. Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction, 18: 923-937

De Vos M., Van Oosten V. R., Van Poecke R. M. P., Van Pelt J. A., Pozo M.J ., Mueller M. J., Buchala A. J., Metraux J-P, Van Loon L. C., Dicke M., Pieterse C. M. J. (2005).

Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere. Journal of Experimental Botany, 56: 1761-1778

Barea J. M., Pozo M. J., Azcón R., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2005).

Expression of a tomato sugar transporter is increased in leaves of mycorrhizal or Phytophthora parasitica -infected plants Mycorrhiza, 15: 489-496

García -Rodriguez S., Pozo M. J., Azcón-Aguilar C., Ferrol N. (2005).

Indução de resistência sistêmica por rizobactérias e comunicação na rota de sinalização para uma defesa refinada . Revis ão de Patologia de Plantas, 13: 277-319

Pieterse C. M. J., Van Pelt J. A., Van Wees S. C. M., Ton J., Verhagen B. W. M., Léon-Kloosterziel K., Hase S., De Vos M., Van Oosten V., Pozo M., Spoel S., Van der Ent S., Koornneef A., Chalfun-Junior A., Resende M. L. V. and Van Loon L. C.

2004

Functional study of tvsp1 , a serine protease-encoding gene in the biocontrol agent Trichoderma virens. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 41: 336-348

Pozo M. J., Baek J. M., Garcia J. M., Kenerley C. M. (2004).

Boosting plant defence by beneficial soil microorganisms. In: Proceedings of the 16th Workshop of Marie Curie Fellows: Research Training in Progress, Petten ( Netherlands), 21-22 October, 2003, pp. 158-161

Pozo M. J., Van Loon L. C. Pieterse C. M. J. (2004).

A strawberry fruit-specific and ripening-related gene encodes for an HyPRP protein that is involved in polyphenol anchoring. Plant Molecular Biology, 55: 763-780

Blanco-Portales R., López-Ráez J. A., Moyano E., Dorado G., González-Reyes J. A., Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2004.

Comparative study between two strawberry pyruvate decarboxylase genes along fruit development and ripening, postharvest and stress conditions. Plant Science, 166: 835-845

Moyano E., Encinas-Villarejo S., López-Ráez J. A., Redondo-Nevado J., Blanco-Portales R., Bellido M. L., Sanz C, Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2004.

2003

Enhanced biocontrol activity of Trichoderma through inactivation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 100: 15965-15970

Mendoza-Mendoza A., Pozo M. J., Grzegorski D., Martinez P., Garcia J. M., Olmedo-Monfil V., Cortes C., Kenerley C., Herrera-Estrella A. (2003).

Enhanced fungal resistance in transgenic cotton expressing an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens . Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1: 321-336

Emani C., Garcia J. M., Pozo M. J ., Lopata-Finch E., Uribe P., Cook D., Kenerley C. M. Rathore K. (2003).

Papel de las micorrizas arbusculares en la proteccion de la planta frente a patogenos del suelo. Posibles mecanismos implicados. In : Simbiosis Micorricicas. (Olalde V. ed) Biotecnologia de la Micorriza.

Azcon-Aguilar C., Pozo M. J., Ferrol N., Barea J. M. (2003).

2002

Localized vs systemic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on defence responses to Phytophthora infection in tomato plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53: 525-534

Pozo M. J., Cordier C., Dumas-Gaudot E., Gianinazzi S., Barea J. M., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2002).

Plant defense responses induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi . In : Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture: From Genes to Bioproducts. Achievements and Hurdles in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Research. (Gianinazzi S., Schuepp H. Haselwandter K. and Barea J.M. Eds). ALS Birkhauser Verlag. Basel . Switzerland .

Pozo M. J., Slezack-Deschaumes S., Dumas-Gaudot E., Gianinazzi S., Azcón-Aguilar C. (2002).

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis regulates plasma membrane H+ ATPase gene expression in tomato plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53: 1683-1687

Ferrol N., Pozo M. J., Antelo M., Azcón-Aguilar C.

Cloning, expression and immunolocalization pattern of a cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Chandler). Journal of Experimental Botany, 375:1-12

Blanco-Portales R., Medina-Escobar N., López-Ráez J. A., González-Reyes J. A., Villalba J. M., Moyano E., Caballero J. L., Muñoz-Blanco J. 2002.

1999

beta-1,3-glucanase activities in tomato roots inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and/or Phytophthora parasitica and their possible involvement in bioprotection. Plant Science, 141: 149-157

Pozo M. J., Azcón-Aguilar C., Dumas-Gaudot E., Barea J. M . (1999).

1998

Cell defense responses associated with localized and systemic resistance to Phytophthora induced in tomato by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 11: 1017-1028

Cordier C., Pozo M. J., Barea J. M., Gianinazzi S., Gianinazzi-Pearson V. (1998).

Chitosanase and chitinase activities in tomato roots during interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or Phytophthora parasitica. Journal of Experimental Botany, 49: 1729-1739

Pozo M. J., Dumas-Gaudot E., Azcón-Aguilar C., Barea J. M. 1998.

1996

Detection of new chitinase isoforms in arbuscular mycorrhizal tomato roots: possible implications in protection against Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica. Agronomie,16: 689-697

Pozo M. J., Dumas-Gaudot E., Slezack S., Cordier C., Asselin A., Gianinazzi S., Gianinazzi-Pearson V., Azcón-Aguilar C., Barea J. M. (1996).

Possible implications of plant hydrolytic enzymes (chitinases and b -1,3-glucanases) in mechanisms involved in bioprotection by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plant Soil, 185: 211-221

Dumas-Gaudot E., Slezack S., Dassi B., Pozo M. J., Gianinazzi-Pearson V., Gianinazzi S. (1996).