Cytokinin transfer by a free-living mirid to Nicotiana attenuata recapitulates a strategy of endophytic insects

Endophytic insects provide the textbook examples of herbivores that manipulate their host plant’s physiology, putatively altering source/sink relationships by transferring cytokinins (CK) to create ‘green islands’ that increase the nutritional value of infested tissues. However, unambiguous demonstr...

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Main Authors: Christoph Brütting, Cristina Maria Crava, Martin Schäfer, Meredith C Schuman, Stefan Meldau, Nora Adam, Ian T Baldwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/36268