5). Nevertheless the expression of CGT was increased both by spraying with 10 μM BTH (with a maximum at 24 h) and by inoculation with C. lagenarium (with a maximum at 72 h) in the leaves submitted to the treatment. A systemic induction could also be observed in untreated leaves from C. lagenarium inoculated plants (as from 72 h after infection). This evidence concerns the gene UGT8 and infection.