Cross-talk between different signaling pathways has been reported to generate both synergistic and antagonistic defense responses. In some cases this cross-talk might contribute to fine-tune defense responses against some pathogens according to its mode of infection. Using some resistance elicitors such as acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM), β-aminobutyricacid (BABA), cis-jasmone (CJ), and a combination of the three compounds, which involve SA and/or JA-dependent signaling pathways, Walters et al. (2014) study if these treatments are capable to control infection of spring barley by Rhynchosporium commune under field conditions (Walters et al., 2014).