Plant resistance induction is one of the most promising ways to support plants in fights against pathogens, especially viruses, due to the fact there are no plant protection agents acting directly on them. Certain chemicals, including benzo[1.2.3]­thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid, S-methyl ester (BTH) and its derivatives, were discovered as effective inducers of plant immunity. In this article, new BTH derivatives, in the form of organic salts composed of cations based on the plant resistance inducer BTH and anions introduced in order to modify physical (solubility in water, dissolution rate, thermal stability, melting points, pK a and logP values), and biological (antibacterial) properties are presented. The physical properties of resulting salts were altered by, for example, changing water solubility and also through the introduction of a second ion with a biological function (bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria). The major impact this new approach in plant protection may have is that the synthetic plant resistance inducers (used in very low dosages) may in the future become an alternative to the pesticides commonly used in large amounts, thus significantly reducing the use of harmful chemicals in agriculture and their negative impact on the environment and human health.

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The complete genome sequence of “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris” RP166, which consists of one 829,546-bp circular chromosome, is presented in this work. This bacterium is associated with rapeseed phyllody disease in Poland and belongs to the 16SrI-B (i.e., aster yellows) group.

Th is study provides the fi rst data on the occurrence of the mosaic leafh opper Orientus ishidae (Matsumura, 1902) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Poland. Th is species is native to Southeast Asia, adventive in Europe and feeds on cultivated plants. Orientus ishidae is a well-known carrier of Grapevine fl avescence doree phytoplasma which causes the grapevine yellows disease. Symptoms of phytoplasma diseases of grapevine include deformations, leaf chlorosis and withering of plants. Th e appearance of this species in Poland might be caused by observed climate variations and insuffi cient plant health controls in the international trade of plants.