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Abstract
Plants may effectively tailor defenses by recognizing their attackers and reprogramming their physiology. Although most plants are under attack by a large diversity of herbivores, surprisingly little is known about the physiological capabilities of plants to deal with attack by multiple herbivores. Studies on dual herbivore attack identified that defense against one attacker may cause energetic and physiological constraints to deal with a second attacker. How these constraints shape plant plasticity in defense to their full community of attackers is a major knowledge gap in plant science. Here, we provide a framework for plant defense to multiherbivore attack by defining the repertoire of plastic defense strategies that may allow plants to optimize their defenses against a multitude of stressors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 528-535 |
Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 10 Jan 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
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MULTIATTACK: Plant adaptations to unpredictable attack by dynamic insect communities
1/02/16 → 31/01/21
Project: EU research project