Tetranychus evansi spider mite populations suppress tomato defenses to varying degrees
Abstract Plant defense suppression is an offensive strategy of herbivores, in which they manipulate plant physiological processes to increase their performance. Paradoxically, defense suppression does not always benefit the defense‐suppressing herbivores, because lowered plant defenses can also enha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6204 |