The Effects of Microbiota on the Herbivory Resistance of the Giant Duckweed Are Plant Genotype-Dependent

In nature, all plants live with microbes, which can directly affect their host plants’ physiology and metabolism, as well as their interacting partners, such as herbivores. However, to what extent the microbiota shapes the adaptive evolution to herbivory is unclear. To address this challenge, it is...

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Main Authors: Martin Schäfer, Shuqing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/23/3317