We study plant defence against pathogens with different life strategies in various pathosystems:

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plant - bacteria

Arabidopsis thaliana - Pseudomonas syringae

Solanum lycopersicum - P. syringae

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plant - fungi

Brassica napus - Leptosphaeria maculans

A. thaliana - Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis

A. thaliana - Blumeria graminis

A. thaliana - Alternaria brassicicola

Hordeum vulgare- Blumeria graminis

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plant - insects

B. napus - Brevicorinae brassicae

B. napus - Plutella xylostella

A. thaliana - Brevicorinae brassicae

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plant - fungi - insects

plant - bacteria - environment

plant - bacteria - bacteriophages

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Besides studying molecular mechanisms of the infection we also aim to find new exogenously applicable compounds to increase plant disease resistance.