Molecular population genetics of elicitor-induced resistance genes in European aspen (Populus tremula L., Salicaceae).

Owing to their long life span and ecological dominance in many communities, forest trees are subject to attack from a diverse array of herbivores throughout their range, and have therefore developed a large number of both constitutive and inducible defenses. We used molecular population genetics met...

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Main Authors: Carolina Bernhardsson, Pär K Ingvarsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3176232?pdf=render