Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Salt Stress Shifts Isatis indigotica to Prioritize Defense over Goitrin Biosynthesis
Lijun Hou, Yuetao Li, Yanyan Zhang…·Yueqiang Zhang
This study shows that salt stress initially reduces goitrin biosynthesis in Isatis indigotica roots but allows partial recovery, indicating a temporary defense-biosynthesis trade-off.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.13.758776