The ERF branch of the JA pathway is typically activated upon infection by necrotrophic pathogens and is regulated by the APETALA2 (AP2)/ERF)‐domain transcription factors ERF1 and ORA59 (for OCTADECANOID‐RESPONSIVE ARABIDOPSIS AP2/ERF domain protein 59; Anderson et al., 2004; Lorenzo, Piqueras, Sánchez‐Serrano, & Solano, 2003; Pré et al., 2008). This evidence concerns the gene ERF and infection.