Benefits of jasmonate-dependent defenses against vertebrate herbivores in nature

Endogenous jasmonates are important regulators of plant defenses. If and how they enable plants to maintain their reproductive output when facing community-level herbivory under natural conditions, however, remains unknown. We demonstrate that jasmonate-deficient Nicotiana attenuata plants suffer mo...

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Main Authors: Ricardo AR Machado, Mark McClure, Maxime R Hervé, Ian T Baldwin, Matthias Erb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-06-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/13720