The differential response of cold-experienced Arabidopsis thaliana to larval herbivory benefits an insect generalist, but not a specialist

Abstract Background In native environments plants frequently experience simultaneous or sequential unfavourable abiotic and biotic stresses. The plant’s response to combined stresses is usually not the sum of the individual responses. Here we investigated the impact of cold on plant defense against...

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Main Authors: Jana Oberländer, Vivien Lortzing, Monika Hilker, Reinhard Kunze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1943-3