Michigan State University scholar Andrea Glassmire and her colleagues have revealed how the mixture of chemical weapons deployed by plants keeps marauding insects off base better than a one-note defense. This insight goes ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2018
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A combined defense of different chemical defense substances could result in a negative interaction and mutual detoxification, according to researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in a new study, appearing ...
Ecology
Jun 6, 2022
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Why do some plants defend themselves from insect attacks better than others? New evidence shows that the difference might be due to whether they're getting any plant love.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2009
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Insect or microbe: plants recognize their attackers and respond by producing specific internal signals that induce the appropriate chemical defenses. That is the main conclusion of a study at the Center for Medical, Agricultural ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2013
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Though summer's flowers appear delicate and carefree to us, in fact plants must be tough enough to defend their blossoms against antagonists including florivores and nectar robbers, that is, insects who eat, steal or destroy ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2010
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When plants come under attack from invading bacteria, viruses or fungi, they mount a two-pronged response, producing both offensive chemicals to kill invaders and defensive chemicals to prevent infestations from spreading.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2019
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(Phys.org) —In a world full of hungry predators, prey animals must be constantly vigilant to avoid getting eaten. But plants face a particular challenge when it comes to defending themselves.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, scientists and farmers have attempted to understand how a bacterial pathogen continues to damage tomatoes despite numerous agricultural attempts to control its spread.
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2011
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Given the sheer number of potential enemies, plants are resistant to most pests, even if they can cause damage to other plants. In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2022
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is one of the devastating diseases in soybean worldwide. Host-plant resistance is the most economical and effective method to control SCN disease.
Biotechnology
Jun 7, 2022
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